Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Grand Elder Yu stared at Feng Wuji and instead of pointing fingers at Feng Wuji angrily, he laughed and said, “The sword is in my hands, we will now proceed with the prayers. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to invite all of you to be witnesses of the ceremony. The tall master of the Seal Suppression Hall, you have disrupted the peace of the saint palace and I will punish you, strip you from your position later, and along with the Elder Council, the friendly races here will decide if you are guilty or not!”

  Xiao Yuan smirked and said, “Is there even a need to go through a prosecution? Such a filthy person should just be executed to set an example so that no one dares to disobey the headmaster in the future!”

  Elder Lei Ting nodded and said, “Indeed, such a disobedient and ruthless person must be executed!”

  “Senior martial sister Xiao Yuan, please remain calm.”

  Grand Elder Yu looked around and said, “Dear elders, let us all remove Zhong Yue’s markings on the seal and re-elect a new hall master for the Seal Suppression Hall!”

  Shui Zizheng, Lei Ting and another elder nodded, and they all walked forward, while Elder Tao Xinyi from the Tao Lin Clan, Elder Qiu Zhen from the Qiu Tan Clan, and the elders from the Tian Feng and Jun Shan Clans remained silent.

  Grand Elder Yu immediately frowned upon viewing this, and he asked, “What is this?”

  Tian Zhenru, the elder from the Tian Feng Clan, shook his head and said, “This Sun Innate Spirit Body, the reverse opening of the five wheels; Zhong Yue has proven his talent and a bright future lies ahead of him. I cannot understand why are we trying to harm him instead of protecting him, not to mention that this was all because of these outsiders you call friends?”

  Grand Elder Yu said coldly, “You must have lost your mind, I think you should just resign your position in the Elder Council.”

  Tian Zhenru sighed and he threw the elder token onto the ground without hesitation.

  Grand Elder Yu then looked at the other elders, starting with Elder Qiu Zhen. Qiu Zhen laughed, hurled the elder token to the ground below the feet of Grand Elder Yu and said, “I received news that a bright star had risen and secured a place on the Godlike Board of the Lang ya Board. That bright star is our little Zhong Shan Clan’s member standing here! He is bound to become a very strong person in the future, perhaps greater than Headmaster Feng Shang! But now, with a person like you in charge of the Elder Council and even the Swords Gate, I am ashamed to be your friend anymore! People of the Qiu Tan Clan, the elder token is just right there and if any of you dare to pick it up, you will be expelled from the clan immediately! “

  Grand Elder Yu’s eyes twitched and he looked at Tao Xinyi from the Tao Lin Clan, only to see the old lady throwing the token onto the ground immediately as she said coldly, “Grand Elder Yu, I have been friends with you for hundreds of years, but now, our friendship ends right here! Now, I am eager to see how will your life come to an end!”

  Grand Elder Yu humphed and looked at Jun Wumei from Jun Shan Clan, who threw his elder token onto the ground, but remained silent.

  Li Shan Clan’s Elder Li Panhua hesitated for a moment as initially, she had supported Grand Elder Yu. But after seeing his true colors, she was now on the other side of the fence and quickly said, “Senior martial brother Yu, you and I have been friends for hundreds of years. Right now, I hope that you will take back your words, give an order to cause bloodshed among these outsiders, and use the blood of these foes to proceed with the ceremony. If you do so, your name will be passed down generations from generations as the hero of the humans, but if you insist on killing Zhong Yue and ally with the outsiders, I fear that your name will be tainted eternally…”

  Upon hearing that, Grand Elder Yu flinched, but he thought, If I allow Zhong Yue to live, how am I supposed to control him in the future once he has gotten strong enough? In the end, I will still get nothing!

  “Junior martial sister Pan Hua, there’s no need to say anymore, I have made up my mind! We must give an explanation to our friends here, and justice must be served!”

  Li Panhua showed a disappointed expression, shook her head and lamented, “Justice? How about the justice of our Swords Gate? Senior martial brother Yu, how did you become the monster you are now?”

  Grand Elder Yu frowned deeply, and looked at the elders from the five clans who were staring at him expressionlessly without showing any intentions of picking the elder tokens back up.

  The angry Grand Elder Yu then said, his voice heavy with disappointment, “I can’t believe that our friendships that have lasted for hundreds of years could not even be compared to a little boy! You have all let me down greatly!”

  Elder You then suddenly broke in and said, “If they are not willing to become the elders of the Elder Council, you might consider assigning us as guest elders of Swords Gate! How about that, Headmaster Yu?”

  Grand Elder Yu’s heart thumped quickly and he thought, Without the five clans supporting me, my position is very insecure and with only just me, it is impossible for me to control the other clans in Swords Gate! However, if I allow these outsiders to become guest elders, I could secure my position by using their power!

  “Alright!” agreed Grand Elder Yu, as he made up his mind.

  Madame Hua Zhen immediately spoke up with a happy smile on her face, “If so, please show us your sincerity first by releasing the seniors of our clans who are being sealed in the Seal Suppression Hall. How about we let Hallmaster Zhong redeem his sins by taking us to the Seal Suppression Hall?”

  Among the disappointed elders and hall masters, the old Madame Tao Xinyi stood up suddenly and shouted furiously, “Grand Elder Yu, are you forcing us to rebel?”

  “Rebel?”Elder Quan smirked and said, “We could let it go if you stopped obeying the order of the headmaster, but rebelling? Headmaster Yu, you should just let us wipe out these rebels and together, we will unite the Swords Gate and you will only become the real headmaster of Swords Gate without their presence!”

  The atmosphere tensed up, and the battle was about to erupt at any time! For a moment, Grand Elder Yu’s expression changed rapidly as he struggled with his decision, but his expression soon returned to normal. Suddenly, just when he was about to give out an order, Zhong Yue said, “Please remain cool, everyone. I will bring you all to the Seal Suppression Hall right now! Give me the seal right away!”

  In the palace, the intense atmosphere remained as intense as ever even after Zhong Yue voiced his proposal. All of a sudden, Feng Wuji coughed and walked towards Zhong Yue as he passed through everyone, handed the seal to him and said, “I too, have a family member being sealed in the Seal Suppression Hall. Thus, I will need Hallmaster Zhong to release him as well! Let’s go!”

  Chapter 311: 【64 Sword Style】! |

  Silence overwhelmed the entire saint palace as Zhong Yue's questions stunned everyone and caused those who initially supported Elder Yu to turn against him.

  Right now, everyone in the hall had separated into two parties. One of them was the party led by Elder Yu and Feng Wuji, who were keen to ally with the outsiders, while the elders and hall masters from the various clans led the opposing faction.

  Aside from the two parties, there were also other elders and hall masters from the other clans that were still on the fence.

  In just an instant, the great Swords Gate was already at the brink of collapse!

  The party led by Elder Yu might not occupy the moral high ground and had fewer people, but with support from other external forces, the power they commanded could not be underestimated.

  On the other hand, the other party that was led by the clans of Swords Gate had Jun Sixie, Fang Jiange – two of the four aces – on their side. In addition to the sword spirit and the Swords Gate's divine spirit, they possessed power that could easily turn the tables!

  As soon as Zhong Yue brought forward his proposal, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Que immediately walked towards him, with the former staring at Zhong Yue coldly as she said, "Who else is coming wi
th us?"

  Elder You then said, "With the Zhong Li Celestial Race's Martial Divine Master sealed in the Seal Suppression Hall, of course, I would be coming with you. Elder Quan, I'd like to ask you to stay back and help Headmaster Yu eliminate these rebels."

  Madame Hua Zhen walked towards them and said, "I'd also like to follow you to the Seal Suppression Hall to welcome the return of our demon saint spirit."

  After that, the priests, elders and the other significant characters in the Shan Shen Celestial Races, the dragons, and other races also followed behind them. None of them bothered to conceal their greed towards treasures that were hidden in the Seal Suppression Hall.

  They showed little regard for their people that were sealed in Seal Suppression Hall, guessing that they would have passed away after such a long time.

  All of the outsiders followed behind Zhong Yue except for one person, the magnate Qi Practitioner from the Kui Long Celestial Race. He seemed unperturbed by the treasures in the Seal Suppression Hall for he came here only for one reason. That reason was to seek vengeance against Swords Gate, not because of Zhong Yue robbing them of the Kui Zheng's skin, but to avenge Kui Zheng's death!

  Five outsider magnate Qi Practitioners and around twenty Heavenly Dharma Level Qi Practitioners.

  Zhong Yue's eyes twitched; with that many people in addition to Feng Wuji, there were a total of six magnate-level Qi Practitioners. This caused him to worry greatly for Shui Zian who was preparing to ambush these people in the Seal Suppression Hall.

  Afterall, aside from these six people, there were another twenty Heavenly Dharma level priests. These people by themselves were already a force that could not be ignored!

  Zhong Yue then started to walk towards the Seal Suppression Hall in thought, The monsters have yet to show up, and the East Barren is just right beside the Great Wilderness. With the malice that Shi Buyi has against the Great Wilderness, how is that possible that he hasn't exploited this opportunity? The unseen blade is the deadliest for we have no idea when it will strike ... Other than that, the Xiao Mang Celestial Race sent out Yin, Qing, Yuan, and Que – their four magnate Qi Practitioners. But the Zhong Li Celestial Race that had the entire West Barren only sent Elder You and Elder Quan? Their attitude seems a bit too flippant. But I assume that they must have hidden even more people in the dark where we cannot see… Headmaster, Elder Shui ... can the two of you even handle such a force?

  Xiao Yuan, Xiao Que, and the others followed behind Zhong Yue while the remaining thirty plus Heavenly Dharma level elders and priests stayed at the palace to face off with the old Madame Tao Xinyi and the others.

  "Headmaster Yu, a parasite must be killed as soon as possible before it worsens the disease."

  Xiao Yin then said maliciously, "With these flies buzzing around your ears every day, I'm afraid that there's no point in being the headmaster of Swords Gate."

  Elder Yu's expression changed, and he suddenly exhaled a long deep breath as he finally made up his mind!

  As soon as Jun Sixie saw him exhaling a deep breath, her face changed, and she shouted, "Everyone! Pray to the godly spirit of we Swords Gate with me right away! Awaken the spirit!"

  “Too late!”

  The old hag Xiao Qin laughed, and a soul weapon flew out of her Yuan Shen secret realm. It was a pearl-like soul weapon which floated in the air above Jun Sixie. It released all sorts of sounds that reminded one of prayer.

  As soon as these noises appeared, the prayers of Tao Xinyi and the others were immediately interrupted, preventing them from awakening the Swords Gate's godly spirit!

  "Attack!" shouted Xiao Qin as she plunged towards the elders and hall masters of Swords Gate!

  As soon as Xiao Qin moved, her allies all swarmed towards the people of Swords Gate, trapped them all in the palace as they wanted to kill everyone in the palace in one shot!

  Suddenly, a bright sword ray shot out and cut across the empty space between the two parties, forcing Xiao Qin and the others to retreat – it was Fang Jiange! He swung his sword and launched a powerful sword ray to temporarily suppress the foes to buy time for the others to withdraw from the palace.

  When the sword ray appeared, Elder Yu grabbed the godly sword. When he wanted to strike at the sword ray with the sword, the godly sword suddenly became incredibly heavy, making him unable to lift it up! Elder Yu then thought, So without the coronation, I won't be able to use the sword? Whatever! I could still kill these traitors without it!

  He charged out of the palace with Xiao Yin, Xiao Qing, and Elder Quan with the other outsiders in tow while he shouted, "Disciples of Swords Gate! Follow me and kill the traitor Fang Jiange and Jun Sixie!"

  His order immediately incited chaos among the Swords Gate disciples.

  Jun Sixie then shouted, “Yu Changji has become the culprit of the outsiders! Elder Feng Shouzhu, please help us and cut down this traitor!”

  Elder Yu's heart thumped, and he quickly signaled Xiao Yin and Xiao Qing by pointing at the Heart Questioning Palace of Swords Gate.

  Having received Elder Yu's signal, the two of them transformed into their three-headed Pan Ao forms and slammed towards the Heart Questioning Palace like meteors!

  Before they collided with the palace, a net and mist formed with psyche enveloped the Heart Questioning Palace, sealing off the space around it to stop them from killing Feng Shouzhu before he could even leave the Heart Questioning Palace!

  Elder Yu felt relieved upon seeing this. He looked toward Fang Jiange and Jun Sixie and realized that the two of them were both being kept busy by the magnate Qi Practitioner from Kui Long Celestial Race and Elder Quan. The other elders were all facing off with the elders and priests from the celestial races and dragons.

  In just in an instant, everyone besides him was engaged with their own opponents.

  His eyes twitched, and he walked towards Fang Jiange happily as he thought, After killing Fang Jiange, Jun Sixie and the other elders, the resistance within Swords Gate will finally be quashed! By then, I will be the one in Swords Gate that decides what is right and what is wrong! Hahahaha!

  Meanwhile, Zhong Yue and the six outsider magnate Qi Practitioners had arrived at the door of Seal Suppression Hall.

  Zhong Yue then walked towards the door, while Xiao Yuan followed closely behind him. She stared fixedly at his neck, and the skin on the nape of Zhong Yue's neck immediately rose with goosebumps.

  He then laughed and said, “Senior Xiao Yuan, are you not afraid that I will take you by surprise when you stand so close to me? You will die faster if you are closer to me.”

  Xiao Yuan then responded, "I am only standing this close to you because I fear that the others will not be able to contain their anger and kill you first! Don't worry. I will not give you a swift death. I will slowly torture you and crush your will and soul such that you will end up begging for the mercy of a quick death!"

  Zhong Yue, however, laughed and said calmly, "I will grant you a quick one."

  His words greatly provoked Xiao Yuan, but she managed to refrain from killing because he quickly added, "You still need me to open the seals in the hall. I'm afraid I will not be able to do so if you hurt me."

  Xiao Que then said, "Senior martial sister, be patient. We will have plenty of time for ourselves after our business is done."

  They then walked into the mountain. Nothing seemed abnormal to them upon a cursory inspection aside from the fact that the copper palaces were connected with chains.

  “Open up this one!” said Xiao Yuan.

  Zhong Yue opened it up obediently, and the outsiders immediately swarmed into the palace. They explored and scavenged everything inside. Suddenly, battle noises could be heard outside of the palace, and Feng Wuji asked as he frowned, "We have more important matters at hand. Junior Martial Brother Zhong, in which palace is Feng Xiaozhong sealed?"

  Elder You's expression faltered, and he said nervously, "You are trying to set that madman free? I will not allow it!"

  Feng Wuji laughed, "Don'
t worry, he is my father. With me here, not only will he not harm you, but he will also become a trump card for us against Swords Gate. You can't possibly think that you can easily take down Swords Gate just like that, can you?"

  “Feng Xiaozhong is your father?”

  The magnate Qi Practitioners were in shock, and they were still as nervous as ever even after the revelation. Xiao Que then said, "Wuji, that madman may be your father, but he is still a madman. I suggest that we keep him sealed away for the moment and only release him after rescuing the Martial Divine Master and the demon saint spirit so that we can at least have something to rely on in case Feng Xiaozhong loses his mind again."

  Feng Wuji then nodded in agreement after some consideration. He looked towards Zhong Yue as he said, "Junior Martial Brother Zhong, I suppose Junior Martial Sister Shui Qingyan is sealed away somewhere around here by you as well? If so, then where?"

  “Shui Qingyan? Why the extras?”

  Zhong Yue smirked and said, “You might as well call her Tian Myriad Mother. How did you know she was sealed away by me?”

  Feng Wuji replied and smiled, "Well with her being gone for so long, it can only mean that you sealed her!"

  He then shouted suddenly, “Tian Myriad Mother, where are you?”

  Zhong Yue's face immediately changed as he saw the copper palaces all over the Seal Suppression Hall shake and the faces appearing on the walls of these palaces.

  This is bad. If all of these old creatures talk and expose my plans, then everything will be in vain….

  And at this time, “Shui Qingyan”’s voice could be heard from a copper palace, “Is that the god messenger? I am here!”

  The sound was quite muffled, but it was clearly the voice of a female.

  Feng Wuji then walked towards that copper palace immediately as he thought, I will still need her help if I wish to enter the underground!

  Zhong Yue then looked around, and he was shocked when he saw the faces on the walls only managing to open their mouths but failing to say anything.