Chapter Thirty-Three Threat

  Haitian's response made the purple-robed old man pause, as according to common sense, when facing such a powerful enemy, even if one had the intention, they would never dare to reveal it, yet Haitian calmly admitted it.

  "Kid, you're quite interesting." The old man in purple clothes didn't get angry, but instead smiled calmly.

  "I don't think I'm interesting, so tell me, what do you want to do with me by bringing me here? I don't have the leisure to play along with you." Haitian felt a slight annoyance in his heart, but he also knew that he was not a match for his opponent at present, and could only choose to endure.

  The old man in purple clothes slowly walked down from the couch, and Hai Tian found that his figure was not very tall, but a pair of small legs appeared extremely sturdy and powerful, with bright eyes shining like a lamp in the dark night.

  "It's no wonder you're practicing the 'Nine Heavenly Sword Technique', young one. How long have you been cultivating now?" The purple-robed elder suddenly asked after a period of silence.

  "What's going on after all these months?" Haitian had already faintly guessed the purpose of Koru bringing him to Jianlan Mountain.

  The old man in purple robes did not directly answer Haitian, but instead lowered his head in contemplation. After a moment, he raised his head and said: "I am Tansan, the master of Jianxiao Sect, also a nine-star sword emperor."

  "Nine Star Sword Emperor!" As soon as Haitian heard this, he was shocked. Fortunately, he hadn't used his sword to probe earlier, or else he would have definitely been discovered by this old man.

  However, Tanzan did not notice Haitian's astonishment, but instead looked up and muttered to himself, his eyes seeming to penetrate the dark ceiling: "I have been stuck in this realm for many years and cannot break through. So I studied the first half of the 'Nine Heavenly Divine Sword Manual', but I couldn't understand it."

  "But you yourself don't dare to cultivate, fearing that you'll end up on the same path as those seniors from Jian Xuan Sect?" Hai Tian continued, following Tan Sang's words.

  In an instant, Tanshan's gaze was focused on Haitian, and after a while, he smiled faintly: "Young man, you're very clever. Since you already know about the predecessor of Jianlan Sect, I suppose you've also guessed my purpose?"

  "Hmph! What's your purpose? You just want me to cultivate here and see if I can comprehend. If I can smoothly become a one-star swordsman, that would be even more to your liking!" Haitian poured out his conjectures in one breath.

  "It's convenient to talk with smart people. How about it, want to work with me?" Tanzan had a smiling face, very relaxed, as if he wasn't afraid of Haitian refusing at all.

  After reaching the Sword Emperor realm, if one wants to continue cultivating upwards, it's not about personal strength, but rather relying on their understanding of heaven and earth. Hai Tian is also a veteran, familiar with the feeling of being stuck at this bottleneck.

  "I admit, you're powerful, I'm not even a match for you, and I couldn't escape your grasp. But why should I share my heartfelt feelings with you? What benefits would I gain?" Ha Tian's face turned gloomy, Tan Sang's thoughts made him unexpectedly furious, he felt like a caged spiritual beast.

  "The Nine Heavenly Sword Manual" is a heavenly-level cultivation method, and its understanding of the natural world has reached an unimaginable level. However, Tan Sang himself does not dare to cultivate it, and can only rely on Hai Tian's understanding of it.

  If Hai Tian really died, it would not have any loss for Tan Sang. This is what makes Hai Tian truly angry, his own life and death are not controlled by himself, this feeling makes him very uncomfortable.

  "You won't refuse, will you?" Tansan seemed to ignore Haitian's expression and smiled calmly. "I heard that you have a large family in Blackstone City, what if I say use the lives of all your family members in exchange?"

  "How dare you!" Hai Tian's eyes were about to spew fire, he didn't expect Tan San to use the safety of his entire family as a threat against him.

  In this life, Hai Tian attaches great importance to family ties. Although not everyone in the Hai family is likable, it's his own family after all, and he won't let anyone destroy it.

  Seeing Haitian's angry and embarrassed look, Tanzan laughed, laughing very relaxed.

  "Why should I be afraid? You know that the second generation disciples of my Sword Pavilion are at least at the level of a Great Swordsman, and some third-generation disciples have also reached this level. My great disciple Coru, you've seen it too - Five-Star Sword King, do you think your Hai family can withstand us with just those few Great Swordsmen?" Tansan's face wore a smile, but suddenly Hai Tian felt that he was even more terrifying than the devil.

  With the strength of the Hai family, they were fundamentally unable to withstand the attack of the Tanzan Sword Sect. However, Hai Tian was not willing to be controlled by others and couldn't even grasp his own life and death.

  He didn't like this feeling at all.

  "I think you'll cooperate with me, won't you? As long as you express your own feelings every time you break through a level, I can guarantee the safety of the Hai family." Tansan said with a smile all over his face.

  Haitian very much wanted to refuse, but did he dare?

  As long as he says a "no" here, the masters of Jianxuan Sect will probably kill their way to Heishi City soon. Even with the help of several Xuan-level swordsmen from the Hai family, they still won't be able to withstand the powerful Jianxuan Sect.

  "My patience is wearing thin, if you don't make a decision soon, I'll have to let Koru and the others go." The smile on Tansan's face slowly faded away, replaced by a look of indifference.

  Time passed minute by minute, and Hai Tian still couldn't make a decision. Should he sacrifice himself to protect the Hai family, or ignore their safety and refuse to cooperate with Tanzania?

  Suddenly, Tansan's voice rang out instantly: "Koru! Take people to flatten Haijia for me!"

  "Yes, Master!" Koruna's cold voice also immediately responded, and she turned around to leave the rear hall.

  Sweat slid down his forehead, and Haitian's fists were tightly clenched. He knew that with his current strength, it was impossible to escape from these two people.

  "Hold on!" Just as Koro was about to leave the back hall, Haitian's not-so-loud voice suddenly rang out, "I'll grant your request, but you're not allowed to touch a single hair of the Hai family!"

  "I knew you'd agree, didn't I?" Tansan said with a smile on his face as Haitian nodded in agreement. He then called back Koru who had already walked to the door.

  "Alright, kid. Now that you've agreed, it's easier to handle. Just be honest with me and don't try any tricks. If not, your family will cease to exist." Tansan coldly chuckled and lifted his head, looking at Koru who had returned, "Take him down the mountain to choose a room, instruct Yingmu to take good care of him, just don't let him leave Jianlan Mountain."

  Tansan returned to sit on the couch again.

  "Yes, Master." Kor replied with a sentence, and then coldly said to Haitian, "Boy, come with me."

  He glared at Tansan with a deep hatred, then followed Koro and left. Now he can't even protect himself, let alone his family. He urgently needs to quickly increase his strength, the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth on Jianlan Mountain is much denser than in the Blackstone City, if not forced, cultivating here is also a good choice.

  Soon, Hai Tian followed Koru out of the back hall. When passing through the front hall, Xing Lu Xing Lv saw Hai Tian again and had completely lost his previous arrogance, standing guard at the door with a serious expression.

  Kor looked satisfied with a glance, and immediately took Haitian to the mountain waist. As for the performance of Lin Xiu and Lin Lu, Haitian didn't notice at all. His mind was in a mess now, and he didn't know what his future path would be like. He also had some doubts about the "Nine Heavenly Sword Manual".

  What is the reason why everyone self-destructs when they are promoted to a one-star swordsman?

  And Hai's safety also made him quite worried. What if Tansan didn't keep his promise? All sorts of problems kept bothering Haitian, and now he could only take things one step at a time.

  "We're here." Just as Haitian was lost in thought, Koro's voice suddenly rang out.

  Haitian raised his head and looked around, only to find that they had already arrived at the middle of the mountain without realizing it.

  On the middle of the mountain, a large platform has been built, with many independent small houses. Next to it are many lush trees, which also makes it look very quiet.

  "English Shepherd!" Koru suddenly exclaimed.

  At that moment, a middle-aged man with a steady temperament walked out of the largest small house in the middle. Haitian noticed that this person was also a Sword King, but only a one-star Sword King, just like the white-clothed old man from the Li family.

  "Big Brother, what's this..." The middle-aged man who was called Ying Mu saw the sea and sky behind Koro with one glance.

  Ke Luo nodded and said, "His name is Hai Tian. Master asked him to stay with you first, take good care of him, as long as he doesn't leave the Jianlan Mountains, it's fine, other places are up to him."

  "Is he the new disciple that Master has just taken in?" Ying Mu was shocked. To know that most of those who lived here were third-generation disciples, and they were all of relatively good talent, having reached the level of a Great Sword Master.

  The second-generation disciples, although they don't need to reach the level of a great sword master to live here, currently, all the second-generation disciples of Jianlan Sect, except for a few who are still at the 8th or 9th star great sword master level, have already reached the Sword King realm and moved to the top of the mountain. After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is more concentrated at the top of the mountain.

  However, Ke Lu shook his head: "He is not the new disciple of Master, in short, you just need to take good care of him. Well, nothing else, I'll go first."

  As he spoke, Koro turned around and left with a flourish, which made Yingmu even more surprised.

  After Ke Luo thoroughly left, Ying Mu shifted his attention to Hai Tian. At a glance, he saw that Hai Tian only had six segments of sword energy. He was somewhat puzzled as to why his master would let a small child with six segments of sword energy live on the mountain waist?

  To know that those who can't reach the level of a great sword master are all living at the foot of the mountain, but Hai Tian is not his younger brother.

  "Your name is Haitian, what's your origin? Why would our master let you live with me?"