Chapter Twelve: Extreme Joy Begets Sorrow

  No one else noticed the old man in white's sinister smile, including Hai Tian. This time, he sneaked out of his family and indeed got it right, obtaining a Xuanjie primary-level sword.

  Although the level is not very high, it's already enough for him now. If he could get a higher-level sword, he wouldn't refuse either.

  "Alright, everyone. Can we proceed now? Don't forget what we discussed earlier. The family with the most output has priority in choosing, you know." Hai Wuyan stood up and smiled graciously.

  Just now, Hai Tian broke through that thin membrane, which means that the Hai family can have priority selection rights now.

  Those two big families, although unwilling in their hearts, had to admit this fact. Especially the white-robed old man, who was even more disdainful in his heart, thinking that Hai Tian had broken through solely due to the Xuanjie primary sword in his hand.

  "We have no objection, let's set off now." Saru tribe leader smiled calmly, their family had already obtained a high-level yellow-grade sword, and they wouldn't mind getting another one.

  Then a large group of people continued to move forward, but for the safety of the younger ones, everyone let those few younger ones walk in the center. However, Haiyun was walking at the back with the white-clothed old man.

  Haitian glanced suspiciously at Haiyun and the old man in white, he always felt that something was off here.

  "Is your name Haiyun? Are you very resentful of Haitian? Do you think he stole all the attention from you?" Suddenly, Haiyun, who had been silent all along, realized that a strange voice was echoing in her mind. She abruptly lifted her head and looked around.

  "Don't look any further, I'm right beside you!" It turned out that the one speaking in Haiyun's mind was the white-robed old man standing next to him.

  Hai Yun's mouth opened in surprise, just as he was about to ask a question, but the white-robed old man suddenly shouted in his mind: "Don't speak, or you'll be discovered by them. Just nod or shake your head to answer my questions."

  Haiyun still looked surprised, and the old man in white smiled and said: "I know what you're thinking. Are you shocked? In fact, this secret transmission is just a small trick, anyone who reaches the level of Sword King can use it."

  Although he said so with his mouth, the white-clothed old man's face was quite pleased.

  Haiyun suddenly felt a sense of clarity in her mind, and with a hint of fear, she glanced at the figure not far ahead, her eyes narrowing slightly as she clenched her fists tightly together.

  "Very good, I'm very satisfied with your answer." The old man in white saw Haiyun's expression and understood, continuing to say, "If you were given the chance, would you dare kill Haitian?"

  Kill Hai Tian? A sudden surge of emotion rose in Hai Yun's heart. He indeed hated Hai Tian, but not to the point of wanting to kill him. Moreover, they were still brothers, and if Hai Wu Ya found out, his fate would be sealed.

  "What? Hesitating? Or are you afraid?" The old man in white laughed softly in Haiyun's mind, his face still filled with thick sarcasm.

  As soon as she heard this, Haiyun's gaze suddenly became sharp and fierce, her eyes filled with a strong murderous intent.

  "Alright, I'll help you cover for now. You just need to get rid of Haitian as soon as possible. If your father and the others dare to cause trouble for you, come find me." The old man in white smiled slyly, he wouldn't really take the fall for Haiyun. If Haiyun really did kill Haitian, that would be a win-win situation.

  If Hai Yun fails, he will also stand by and watch. Since it is impossible to defeat the Hai family head-on, let them first create internal divisions and disintegrate themselves. After one encounter, the white-robed old man discovered Hai Tian's potential, and now that Hai Tian has obtained a Xuanjie primary sword, he absolutely cannot let Hai Tian grow up safely.

  To comfort the Li family in the future, we must eliminate our opponent while they are still in their infancy. If he were to take action himself, it would inevitably lead to a battle between the two families, and only benefit the Saru family.

  Using Haiyun's hatred for Haitian to make them kill each other is the most wonderful plan.

  "Haitian, your time of death is near." The white-robed old man narrowed his eyes slightly, and in that instant, they were filled with intense killing intent.

  The sea and sky in front also suddenly felt this strong killing intent, and turned back in surprise to see the white-clothed old man's fleeting gaze, and suddenly realized that it was no wonder he had always felt that someone was going to harm him, and it seemed that it was indeed this white-clothed old man.

  Because Haitian and others had taken a road before, the crowd chose another road to advance. Although this road was not as dangerous as the stone bridge encountered by Haitian and others, it was absolutely not easy to walk either.

  Everyone was advancing cautiously, afraid of encountering danger.

  "Hey Tian Ge, what are you thinking about?" Xiaoyu asked curiously as she saw Haitian keeping his head down.

  Haitian shook his head and smiled, "Nothing, hurry up and follow Father and the others, don't stray far away. This cave mansion is full of terrifying restrictions everywhere, if we wander around randomly, we will definitely fall into an irretrievable situation."

  Actually, Hai Tian had always been secretly paying attention to that white-clothed old man, and no one knew when he would suddenly erupt in anger.

  "Come quick and see, there are words here!" The first Li family disciple to walk through the corridor suddenly shouted out, his voice instantly attracting the attention of the powerful individuals from the other three families.

  Everyone rushed over quickly, and the end of this road was a stone chamber. In front of the stone chamber, there was a huge stone gate that weighed at least a thousand kilograms.

  On top of that stone chamber, the two words "Sword Tomb" are written, although they have been weathered for many years, but can still be vaguely made out.

  "Is this a sword tomb? It seems that this place is where the master of the cave puts his swords!" Hai Wuya said, lowering his head to analyze.

  The eyes of the three major families and other masters also became extremely hot, especially that white-clothed old man. If he had a high-level sword, his combat power could be greatly increased.

  He furrowed his brow, instinctively sensing danger, but he didn't notice any energy fluctuations on the stone gate, which meant there were no restrictions.

  But how is this possible? There are restrictions everywhere, but not here where it matters most? Suddenly, Haitian thought of a possibility, the ban on this stone gate was something that even he couldn't see through.

  "How detestable! If I had my former strength, no matter how many seals there were, I would shatter them all!" Hai Tian thought to himself in hatred.

  "You few, quickly go and shatter this stone gate for me!" Li family master waved his large hand, commanding the several experts of his own family. Now was the time to seize credit, whoever had the most credit would be able to obtain even more and better swords.

  "Wait, don't touch that stone gate!"

  But Ke Na Li's master thought Hai Tian was trying to steal their credit and shouted without even looking at him, "Don't mind him, hurry up and break it open for me!"

  Those few Li family masters took out their most proud ultimate moves, and fiercely bombarded the broken stone gate. But an astonishing thing happened, the stone gate not only didn't shatter, but instead emitted a layer of light film, several red flames suddenly sprayed out, directly hitting those few Li family masters who couldn't react in time.

  A shrill and mournful cry kept echoing within the cave.

  Everyone present was stunned, and Li Jia's master was even more shocked. He had never thought that there would be such a powerful mechanism on the stone gate. The miserable cry of his family's high-ranking expert immediately awakened him, and he rushed to the side of his own high-ranking expert in three strides, only to find that those experts had completely lost their combat effectiveness.

  It will take at least three to five months of recuperation before they can recover, which means that the Li family has only one sword king, the white-robed old man, who can use it.

  Xiao Yu glanced at Li Jia Zhu and smiled complacently, saying: "In this cave mansion, if you don't listen to my Tian Ge, then prepare for death."

  Everyone present focused their attention on Haitian, including Hai Wuya and others, making Haitian feel extremely uncomfortable.

  "Tian Er, since you understand what this seal is, how should we break it?" Hai Wuya asked in surprise.

  However, Hai Tian shook his head with a bitter smile: "I couldn't see the seal on this stone gate at all, it was just an instinctive feeling that there was danger, so I shouted to stop them, but they didn't listen to me at all, which led to the current situation."

  Li's master was about to cry. If he had known what Hai Tian was going to say, he wouldn't have rashly sent his family's top expert to knock on the door.

  Just as everyone was at a loss, the stone gate suddenly emitted a loud rumbling sound, and the tightly closed stone gate suddenly appeared with a huge gap, revealing a white light.

  Haitian and others were completely stunned, no one had expected that the stone gate would actually open by itself.

  The stone gate continued to expand, and in a short while it was as big as a person. After another moment, it completely opened up. However, everyone's gaze was completely drawn into the inside of the stone gate.

  A grey long sword stood upright in the center of the altar, emitting an unusual glow, a powerful aura permeating throughout the stone chamber.

  "This... this is a high-level sword of the Mystic Stage!" Someone shouted, and the masters of the three families rushed up, no longer caring about their previous agreement. They all charged forward like starving dogs pouncing on food.

  That grey long sword suddenly flew up.

  The three major families' masters fought each other, and it was a lively battle.

  Several younger ones did not rush up because their strength was not enough. But Hai Tian had been frowning all the time, he always felt that this place was a bit strange.

  "Brother Tian, what are you thinking about?" Xiaoyu walked over and curiously asked.

  "There's nothing, I just wonder how this stone gate can open by itself?" As he spoke, Hai Tian walked to the side of the stone gate and carefully observed it with his head lowered.

  "Is the seal of this stone gate very powerful?" Haiyun suddenly walked over.

  The sea sky was slightly surprised, didn't expect the sea cloud to come over and ask him, but he still nodded and said: "It's very strong, even if it's a great sword master level strong who touches it will be annihilated in an instant. The few Li family masters just now were lucky and did not directly touch the ban on top."

  "Haha! Then go die!" Haiyun suddenly burst into a mad laughter, and kicked Haitian violently towards the stone gate.

  When Haiyun had just smiled, Haitian felt something was wrong and immediately wanted to turn around, but he was too close to the stone gate, and it was a subconscious action, far slower than Haiyun's speed.

  In an instant, Haitian and that gray stone gate came into close contact, and the red light suddenly brightened.

  In an instant, Haitian's figure completely disappeared!

  Xiao Yu stared blankly in the direction where the sea and sky disappeared, furious, pointing at the sea clouds and shouting: "You! You killed Tian Ge?"