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Chapter 964: Chapter 104: Collective Wisdom and Strength, Besieging the Tai Yin Sword Master

The position of the master of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden concerns news about the Great Bright Hall, and the secrets hidden within the hall that enable ascension to the Immortal Realm—a matter that is no secret within the cultivation world.

For the Three Pure Orthodox Sect and the Six Path Demon Cult, as long as someone from their sect ascends to the position, they can ensure access to firsthand information.

However, for other third-party sects, it’s obvious that the Three Pure and Six Path factions would never share the information with them. After all, even after gaining access to the Great Bright Hall, there would still be fierce competition. Fewer rivals would naturally be better.

Thus, whether entrusted by Scattered Immortal elders or driven by their own nearing perfection in the Nascent Soul Realm, nearly half of the cultivation world’s Nascent Soul cultivators have gathered in the secret realm to vie for those scant twelve slots.

Although contending against such prominent factions as the Three Pure and Six Path feels hopeless to most, what if?

Soon, that “what if” descended upon a portion of the cultivators… They suddenly received transmissions from the secret realm, stating that whoever could kill the Tai Yin Sword Master would earn a direct slot as the master of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden. Moreover, the position of the Tai Yin Sword Master was provided at regular intervals.

Most cultivators were skeptical of the transmission.

Yet, considering that the rules of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm require one to be among the twelve survivors, even if the transmission were false, killing the Tai Yin Sword Master would not be a loss. Consequently, upon meeting, people began shouting, “Let’s not fight each other—go fight the Tai Yin Sword Master!” Soon, over ten individuals reached a truce.

Among these ten cultivators, their cultivation levels and strengths are worth noting, but their cunning and resourcefulness are unmatched—how else could they have risen to the Nascent Soul Realm from minor sects?

The group quickly realized that although they had the advantage of numbers, only one person could achieve the final benefit by killing the Tai Yin Sword Master, while the others would merely toil for nothing.

Given the Tai Yin Sword Master’s formidable strength, whoever made the first move would likely be slaughtered, which might lead to a stalemate where everyone hesitates, waiting for someone else to launch an attack before opportunistically striking the killer blow themselves… Hence, Yuanzhen Immortal from Thin Shade Island soon proposed that everyone should attack together and let merit decide who claimed the prize.

However, someone raised a concern: What if some people held back, waiting behind to launch a sneak attack?

Yuanzhen Immortal fiercely retorted that anyone lurking behind was undoubtedly harboring sinister motives—who could tell if they were planning to kill the Tai Yin Sword Master or conspiring with the master to ambush their teammates?

Let’s not forget—if they’re unable to kill the Tai Yin Sword Master, reducing the number of rivals is still a worthwhile effort.

Upon hearing this, the group immediately split into two factions.

Most supporters were adept at Sword Control Techniques, unafraid of direct confrontations, so they wholeheartedly agreed.

The opposition, on the other hand, mainly consisted of those with poor swordsmanship who relied on spells and magical treasures, preferring ranged attacks during battles. A forced frontal assault was intolerable to them.

Since the group lacked a renowned and commanding cultivator to unify them, the factions quickly dissolved into bickering chaos.

And then, Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu arrived.

The Tai Yin Sword Master charged in with reinforcements, and the crowd’s reactions varied wildly.

Most instinctively fought back, while only a minority fled in panic without hesitation.

Soon, those who fought back all turned into white lights and vanished, leaving Yuanzhen Immortal mingling with the fleeing crowd. Seeing that the Tai Yin Sword Master did not give chase, she let out a long sigh of relief.

Although she was respectfully referred to as “Immortal,” this title stemmed from her mother being a renowned Scattered Immortal of the East Sea, whereas she herself possessed merely the standard combat prowess of a Nascent Soul cultivator—not nearly enough to face the Tai Yin Sword Master head-on. Somehow, she managed to escape alive.

Once the Tai Yin Sword Master left with his senior sister, the crowd halted their retreat within the clouds. Upon exchanging glances, they discovered that only two or three of them remained.

There was nothing more to say—forming a team was out of the question, and so each chose a direction and quietly scattered.

Yuanzhen Immortal flew away on her sword, feeling increasingly unsettled.

The Tai Yin Sword Master didn’t fight like someone in the Nascent Soul Realm—how could anyone possibly kill him and seize the position of master of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden? The secret realm transmission was clearly designed to lead them to their deaths.

Wait—if ten cultivators weren’t enough, what about one hundred? Two hundred? Five hundred?

If five hundred Nascent Soul cultivators couldn’t defeat the Tai Yin Sword Master, Shushan would have already exalted him far beyond mortal reach instead of allowing Kunlun to propagate Elder Changgeng’s reputation.

Thinking this, a new transmission from the secret realm suddenly appeared within her Sea of Consciousness, revealing the Tai Yin Sword Master’s new location.

Yuanzhen Immortal’s thoughts shifted abruptly, and she quickly turned her Sword Light, stealthily navigating through the clouds toward the new location.

The new location indicated that the target was roughly positioned near sea level. However, upon approaching, she noticed a large group hiding within the clouds directly above the target, with no one daring to leave their cover.

“Don’t act yet!” As Yuanzhen Immortal’s Sword Light approached, someone immediately flew out to intercept her, shouting, “Attack the Tai Yin Sword Master first…”

The slogan was so familiar that Yuanzhen Immortal widened her eyes, recognizing the cultivator approaching as one of the few who had fled earlier.

Meeting again, their expressions turned somewhat awkward, but Yuanzhen Immortal, ever sociable, quickly acted as though nothing had happened and invited the other to let her join the group.

As soon as she integrated into the crowd, she heard someone say loudly:

“Information on the Tai Yin Sword Master! Who has intelligence on the Tai Yin Sword Master? What kind of Flying Sword does he use? What Daoist Magic does he excel at? What are his attack habits? Share everything you know!”

Yuanzhen Immortal recognized the speaker as Tuoba Hong, a famed Nascent Soul Loose Cultivator from the frontier.

This man was originally a herdsman who, after stumbling upon a damaged cultivation technique, managed to reach his current realm without guidance from sect elders. Though he had no official Daoist title, he was widely nicknamed “Fleeing Immortal” because he was said to run faster than prairie horses when encountering danger.

“Fleeing Immortal, isn’t that nonsense?” mocked someone from the crowd. “The Tai Yin Sword Master wields none other than the Tai Yin Suming Sword—what other sword could it be?”

“If he truly wielded the Tai Yin Suming Sword, we’d already be dead, wouldn’t we?” Tuoba Hong retorted fiercely, his face red. “When the Tai Yin Sword Master used the Tai Yin Suming Sword years ago, he split Mount Emei into four pieces—do you think your head is tougher than Mount Emei?”

None dared respond to this, and everyone’s expressions turned grim as they realized the Tai Yin Sword Master’s terrifying strength.

Seeing morale plummeting, Yuanzhen Immortal feared the group might disperse entirely and hurriedly spoke up:

“The Tai Yin Suming Sword is a Divine Sword—how could mere Nascent Soul cultivators use it lightly? I agree with the Fleeing Immortal Daoist. The Tai Yin Sword Master is surely using a common Flying Sword, but how to counter him requires careful planning from everyone here.”

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