Chapter Fifty-Four: Turning One's Hand into Clouds

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  As Su Jiao and her entourage entered the Treasure Hall, the originally tense atmosphere became even more strained.

  Looking at the two groups of people facing each other, Su Jiao and the people behind her had extremely gloomy faces, their eyes filled with undisguised murderous intent.

  Here is the translation:

  And here come thirteen more! And each and every one of them are young masters from various major powers in Longyuan City!

  Fu Heng of the Fengxia Sect secretly took a breath, at this moment, the development of the situation had exceeded his expectations, but the only thing that made him feel at ease was that with Su Jiao and her group joining in, Chai Le Tian and others would definitely have some reservations even if they wanted to make a move against them.

  When they saw Su Jiao and others, Chi Le Tian's expression and the people behind him also became much more solemn, no longer with the confident look of earlier.

  At this moment, a triangular confrontation has formed in the grand hall, with three forces mutually restraining each other, and no one dares to make a move.

  "Sister Su, now that this treasure hall has been occupied by us, it's better for you not to intervene and spoil the harmony between us. That wouldn't be pleasant." Chai Le Tian said coldly.

  Returning empty-handed from the Treasure Hall and the Martial Hall, Su Jiao was already stifling a belly full of anger. As soon as Chai Le Tian opened his mouth, she wanted to drive him away. Unable to bear it any longer, she coldly sneered: "Don't spout nonsense, your family's old freak can only scare other people."

  "How bold!"

  Yu Haibai suddenly shouted from behind Chai Letian, "Chai Shao is the only remaining great master of the entire Southern Territory who has achieved the state of Nirvana, how dare you scold him as an old monster? You really don't know life or death!"

  "Hum, stop nagging, isn't it just about fighting for our ancestors?"

  Cang Bin, who was beside Su Jiao, sneered coldly: "Chai Le Tian has the backing of Ming Hua Lao Zu, and Su Jiao's brother Su Chan has also become a disciple under Ling Du Lao Zu of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, becoming his only closed-door disciple in a thousand years. Do you still think it's funny to say this?"

  Crossing the old ancestor!

  Upon hearing this, everyone present, including Chai Le Tian, looked as if they had heard something extremely terrifying, and their expressions all changed at once.

  Su Jiao's brother actually became a disciple of Ling Du Old Ancestor?

  In the dark corner of the high stone beam in the distance, Chen Tai's heart was also shocked. Among the eight major sects, three universities and six major families of Longyuan City, the most powerful force is undoubtedly the Liuyun Sword Sect.

  It is said that several powerful sword immortals of the Earth Immortal level are hiding in the Liuyun Sword Sect!

  Lingdu Old Ancestor was a famous sword cultivator in the Liuyun Sword Sect, known for his explosive temper and ruthless killings. His name was extremely loud in the entire Southern Territory's cultivation world, and he could be said to be a household name.

  "Hmph, no wonder you're so arrogant, turns out you're just a lucky dog who managed to get in good with Lingdu Old Ancestor. Chai Letian's expression quickly returned to normal, and he shook his head disdainfully: "Su Zhen is Su Zhen, you are you, do you think Lingdu Old Ancestor would offend my family's old ancestor for your sake?"

  Su Jiao's expression remained unchanged, but in her heart, she secretly sighed. What Chai Le Tian said was indeed correct. After all, there was a layer of relationship between her and Ling Du Old Ancestor, and it could only let her pull the tiger's skin. It was absolutely impossible to ask Ling Du Old Ancestor to take the lead for herself and offend a Ming Hua realm great cultivator who was one level higher than herself.

  However, Su Jiao was not one to be underestimated. Her eyes darted back and forth as she thought of a plan. She ignored Chai Le Tian and instead turned her gaze towards Fu Heng and the others from the Feng Xia Sect. With a sly smile, she said: "I suppose you all aren't willing to enter the Treasure Hall empty-handed either? Why don't we join forces and kill them all off? We can split the jade slips in this grand hall equally among us. What do you think?"

  Fu Heng did not expect Su Jiao to make such a suggestion and was stunned for a moment before saying, "But..."

  Su Jiao interrupted: "Don't worry about the rest, after all, this is Nanman Mingyu, if someone dies here, as long as we don't say anything, no one will know who killed them."

  Right! As long as Chai Le Tian and his party are all eliminated, our own party and Su Jiao's party will divide the jade slip again. Who would be foolish enough to reveal this matter to others?

  Fu Heng's eyes became scorching hot, and it was clear that Su Jiao had moved him.

  Su Jiao's suggestion was indeed ruthless and effective. Chai Le Tian had only eight Zi Fu realm cultivators, which was already no match for either of the other two forces. If they were to join hands with these two groups, they would indeed be able to annihilate Chai Le Tian and his men completely.

  "Fu Daoyou, if you dare to do this, you will definitely regret it!" Chai Letian finally couldn't keep calm, his face changed greatly, and he shouted loudly: "Are you not afraid that Su Jiao will cross the river and demolish the bridge, and in the end, she will kill all of you one by one, and then monopolize all the jade slips in the main hall?"

  Fu Heng was taken aback, and his expression became uncertain again. It was clear that he also worried about Su Jiao doing something like this.

  "Why don't you cooperate with me, and we'll eliminate Su Jiao's gang together? The jade slips will be divided between us four-six as you just said?" Chi Le Tian secretly let out a sigh of relief and seized the opportunity to say.

  Fu Heng was in a difficult position.

  He had no idea that his side, originally the weakest, had become the most sought-after by the other two sides at this moment. Ironically, in order to prevent a situation where one would burn their bridges after crossing the river, he couldn't agree with any of them.

  What's wrong?

  Facing such a situation, Fu Heng and the people behind him were all at a loss.

  Damn it! If we continue to negotiate like this, they will eventually come up with a reason, and then how can I still muddle through?

  Seeing three groups of people hesitating to start the war, Chen Tang couldn't help but feel anxious secretly. Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed through his mind, and he thought of an excellent plan.

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  Time trickled away, but the atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive. They couldn't fight, yet they couldn't distribute the jade slips in the grand hall without a battle; all they could do was stare blankly and waste time.

  "Why don't we three parties stop arguing and discuss a strategy together, then divide these jade slips among ourselves?" Chai Letian finally couldn't wait any longer and proposed his own suggestion with a hint of reluctance.

  "Alright, we agree with that." Su Jiao secretly let out a sigh of relief. She was also afraid that if they continued to drag things on like this, and someone else intervened, the situation would become even more chaotic.

  "Chai Daoyou's proposal is exactly what we have been eager to see." Fu Heng also let out a long sigh, relatively speaking, this group of people was the weakest and under the most pressure, and naturally did not want to make big moves with the other two parties.

  But at this moment, a loud and clear voice suddenly echoed in the great hall.

  "Brother Chai, something is amiss! Those people from the Fengxia Sect are also collecting rare jade slips!"

  Fengxia Sect?

  Collecting rare jade slips?

  Everyone present was taken aback by his words.

  Chen Xiao?

  Is he still alive?

  This voice fell into Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, Song Lin and others' ears, but it made their hearts violently shake, with faces full of unbelievable expressions.

  "How is that trash still alive? But what does he mean by saying this now?" Chai Letian was taken aback, then suddenly understood and his face turned black as coal. "Damn it, this kid's move is so vicious!"

  Su Jiao also recognized the owner of the voice, her eyes scanning behind Chai Le Tian's body, and indeed did not find any sign of Chen Yu. Recalling the information revealed in Chen Yu's words, her face turned icy cold in an instant, furious to the point of laughter, speaking word by word: "You Chai Le Tian are truly cunning and calculating, first sending people to collect the precious jade slips, then proposing to divide the Grand Temple's jade slips equally, leaving those trash for us... How dare you be so presumptuous!"

  "Sister Su, listen to me, Chen Quan deceived you all, he's no longer one of us..." Chai Le Tian hastily explained.

  "It's come to this and you still want to quibble? Chen Tai has been with you since leaving the Blood-soaked City, do you think I didn't see?"

  Ptooey!

  As she spoke, Su Jiao suddenly had a fiery red flying sword in her hand, her face pale with rage: "It seems that the only way to settle this is through battle. Everyone, we've been played by these damn bastards. Let's kill these hypocritical scoundrels!"

  Splash...

  Cang Bin and others also reacted, the suffocation in the Treasure Hall and the Martial Hall, mixed with the anger of being deceived at this moment, burst out suddenly. One by one, they took out their weapons and gritted their teeth as they killed towards Chai Le Tian and others.

  "I..."

  Chai Letian was so angry that his whole body trembled, and he wanted to explain more, but before he could finish speaking, he saw all kinds of dazzling treasures rushing towards him like a landslide, where did he dare to hesitate? He casually took out his treasure and went up to meet it.

  Damn it, we're innocent!

  The others behind Chai Le Tian were also extremely wronged, but seeing Su Jiao and the others rush over without distinguishing between right and wrong, they too burst into anger, immediately pulling out their own treasured skills to join the battle.

  "Kill!"

  "Kill them!"

  "Damn it!"

  Su Jiao and her thirteen companions, as well as Chai Le Tian and his eight followers, were all cultivators at the Zi Fu realm. At this moment, they each employed their own unique techniques, causing the entire grand hall to shake with True Qi. The terrifying airflow was like a sharp knife, sweeping across the surroundings, leaving behind shocking cracks on the ground and walls.

  A gigantic blood-colored long sword transformed into a giant python, soaring through the air and roaring with fury.

  There were over a hundred cold and stern flying swords intertwined together, weaving into a sword array that emitted a murderous aura that filled the sky.

  A rolling black torrent burst forth from the spirit banner and thundered towards the enemy.

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  All sorts of magical treasures, exquisite and unparalleled combat methods, dazzling lights that are filled with a terrifying aura... The destructive power caused by the collision of these things seems to be tearing apart the void itself.

  The terrifying air flow caused by the chaotic battle swept around, instantly knocking down all the bookshelves in the entire hall to the ground, destroying them into fragments. And those jade slips that rolled down like mercury were also crushed into powder and disappeared into thin air.

  Man dies for wealth, birds perish for food.

  At this moment, however, no one cared about the jade slips in the grand hall anymore. One by one, they were blinded by killing intent, exerting all their strength, shouting and roaring, as if they wanted to kill all their opponents with their own hands. The scene was momentarily extremely cruel, like a human hell.