<h4>Chapter 1330: Chapter 1327: The Empress Descends (Third Update)</h4><h4></h4>
Amidst the unanimous voices, the major Grotto-Heavens had already made their stance, which inevitably turned everyone’s attention towards Xue An and Xing Yushu and others.
Although Golden Cauldron Pavilion had always been the one with the weakest presence in the past, no one dared to overlook it now.
Not only because of Xue An’s meteoric rise, but also because Xing Yushu’s performance was more thanpetent.
With his own power, he had annihted both the Fifth and Sixth Grotto-Heavens, which said it all.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Xing Yushu was so excited that he trembled slightly, while all the Golden Cauldron Pavilion members respectfully stood behind him, waiting for him to announce his position.
Xing Yushu exhaled slowly and said in a deep voice, "Golden Cauldron Pavilion of the Seventh Grotto-Heavens, willing to proceed!"
All members of the Golden Cauldron Pavilion bowed in unison, "We shall heed the Sect Leader’smand!"
The shout was earth-shattering.
The disciples from Mingxin Pce, such as Tian Yuanqing, couldn’t help but get slightly teary-eyed.
As disciples of the First Grotto-Heavens, although they behaved humbly, deep down they inevitably looked down on the people from the other major Grotto-Heavens, believing that they were conspiring and had lost their true nature.
But at this moment, the actions of the major Grotto-Heavens had proven everything!
Tian Yuanqing took a deep breath, and with a cupped fist salute to all, said, "Thank you!"
Xue An smiled and then said, "Let’s go. Don’t keep the so-called Empress who has descended upon us waiting for too long!"
With that said, he was the first to soar into the sky, turning into a streak of light, flying towards the horizon.
Seeing this, Tian Yuanqing and the others were slightly stunned, but they immediately understood and felt relieved.
If this white-robed youth were to make a move as well, then perhaps this great cmity could be more easily ovee!
As they thought this, they saw a brilliant radiance rise like a torrential flood; at the forefront was the sword light from Mingxin Pce clearing the path, followed by a mix of colorful glows, magnificently flying towards Mingxin Pce in the central region of this realm.
Meanwhile, You Chan, who was sealed in a corner by Xue An, couldn’t help but feel a hint of schadenfreude and triumph within the depths of her heart.
Hehe!
Did this bunch of fools truly believe that they could defeat the Empress just by amassing numbers? How na?ve!
The Empress is an existence beyond your imaginations!
The First Grotto-Heavens!
Ever since the Sky Extinguishing Lock sealed the entire Grotto-Heaven, the atmosphere in Mingxin Pce became extremely grave.
The Sword-holding Elder and the other four elders dared not neglect their duties for a moment, personally observing the various anomalies of the Sky Extinguishing Lock and trying every possible method to break the seal.
But every strategy had been exhausted, yet the Sky Extinguishing Lock did not budge.
This made the expressions of the Sword-holding Elder and the others grow even more solemn.
And the whole region of Jianzhou stirred intomotion.
It is known that the situation of the First Grotto-Heavens is different from the other major ones.
The other major Grotto-Heavens are dominated by a single faction, and besides some powerful ns, there is no other heritage.
But the First Grotto-Heavens is different, gathering all the Sword Cultivators within this realm.
Among them, some Loose Cultivators even possess strength on par with the True Disciples of Mingxin Pce.
Thus, when they saw their own dwelling Grotto-Heaven being sealed by some heretical method, these Sword Cultivators couldn’t help but be agitated.
"Damn it all! What are these damned contraptions? These Demon Ghosts can only y with such crooked and sinister tactics!" In a tea shed outside a town in Jianzhou, a bare-chested man looked up at the crisscrossing ck chains in the sky, mming the table in anger.
The tea shop owner beside him was trembling with fear, yet did not dare to approach, because at the foot of this bare-chested man, a Giant Sword was firmly nted.
Calling it a Giant Sword was because although half of it had sunk into the ground, it was still as tall as half a person.
Which showed just how big it really was.
And from his attire, it was clear that this elder was a Sword Cultivator.
This was not someone a mere tea shop owner could afford to provoke.
Just at this moment, the tea shop owner’s daughter, carrying a bowl of hot soup noodles, came out from the back, but before she could ce it on the table, the muscr man let out a curse, startling the young girl so much that she trembled and identally dropped the bowl to the ground, where it shattered.
The crisp sound drew the sideways nces of everyone inside the tea shop, including the muscr man who stopped his cursing and turned his head to look at the young girl.
The little girl was so frightened that she turned pale and trembled, unable to utter a single word.
The tea shop owner was shivering but still stepped forward to protect his daughter, stammering, "Esteemed sirs, our apologies... my daughter knows no better, and has disturbed you all!"
The muscr man muttered under his breath, "Silly girl!"
He then turned his head back and continued his rant, though his voice had lowered quite a bit.
Father and daughter at the tea shop then secretly let out a sigh of relief. As ordinary people, they too feared the celestial phenomena above, but life had to go on.
Therefore, when they saw that the muscr man did not me them, they naturally took a deep breath of relief.
But just at that moment.
The dim light of the sky, already faded due to the Heavenly Lock, began to grow even darker.
This sort of anomaly naturally caused everyone upon thend of Jianzhou to look up in unison.
Following that, amidst the dense, inky clouds that seemed impossible to dissipate, a few specks of light gradually emerged.
The crowd couldn’t help but widen their eyes in amazement.
The Sword-holding Elders from Mingxin Pce changed their expressions immediately.
At that moment, the lights suddenly converged, and then a blood-red ominous moon leaped out from the clouds, hanging above the courtyard.
And apanying the rise of the ominous moon, there was also a surge of an extremely yin and evil presence.
As soon as this presence arrived, it caused the very life force of Jianzhou to boil and stir.
Then, the ghastly moonlight spilled over the entirend, reflecting off the faces of the Sword-holding Elders, making them as pale as snow.
"The Ghost Sect Empress! She reappears in the mortal realm!" An elder practicing Sword Control murmured as he looked up, his voice tinged with a hint of despair.
Because as an elder in charge of the sect’s archives, he knew all too well how terrifying the Ghost Sect Empress was.
She was the Demon Ghost sovereign who sat upon the White Bone Throne!
In order to destroy just one of her avatars, countless heroes from Seven Grotto-Heavens perished, and it was only with great difficulty that they managed to drive her away.
And now, she had actually returned to the mortal realm!
How could this not bring about despair?
But just at that moment, a Sword Intent soared into the sky, dragging a long tail of light, and with a ze of glory, it shed at the ominous moon!
"Elder brother five!" The Sword-holding Elder eximed in shock.
Indeed!
The one who struck was none other than Shi Jian, the most hot-tempered elder from Mingxin Pce!
Seeing him charge forth, the other four Sword-holding Elders did not hesitate and also ignited their strongest Sword Intent, rushing to follow in his wake.
Thus, a miraculous scene unfolded above the ckened firmament,
Five dazzling sword lights streaked across the sky, heading straight for the ominous moon at the center.
Whoever witnessed this scene couldn’t help but cry out in awe.
The muscr man inside the tea shop lit up, suddenly mming his hand on the table, excitedly shouting, "The five elders of Mingxin Pce have joined forces!"