Chapter 251: Chapter 250: I Will Only Use My Sword to Solve Problems

Beneath the Holy Land, a small, dark room floated within a current of water, a structure forged entirely from energy.

The room was pitch-black, with barely any light filtering in.

Inside this dark room, a figure sat upright, neither speaking, nor sleeping, nor eating.

"Old Qi, you should eat something," Xuanwu said, standing nearby.

This was the very place where Yue Xi was imprisoned.

It wasn’t that Yue Xi didn’t want to speak; she couldn’t. Golden Armor had found her too talkative and slapped a silencing spell on her.

’This big sister of mine must be doing this on purpose. Bringing me food now, of all times. Doesn’t she know I can’t even open my mouth?’

’I can’t even use a Secret Transmission.’

’This is agony.’

’I’m going to get depressed at this rate.’

Xuanwu, however, truly didn’t know about this. It was her first time visiting Yue Xi.

She had recently felt herself gaining a deeper understanding of the Mijie Sacred Image. With just a little more effort, she felt she could achieve a breakthrough. Once she did, her future Cultivation would be much easier.

She never knew she could be this smart, especially since Old Qi always called her slow. She decided to come show off the moment she succeeded in her Cultivation.

It was time to reassert her authority as the older sister.

But upon arriving, she found Old Qi neither speaking nor eating, and she was worried sick.

She was terrified that Old Qi was being wronged and bullied.

This was all her failure as an older sister. She hadn’t protected her.

"Old Qi, you wait here. I’m going to go argue with that Iron Armor. I’ll make him release you, no matter what," Xuanwu declared.

She had promised nothing would happen to Old Qi, but now she wasn’t even speaking or eating. After a thousand years of this, she would go mad.

This was unacceptable.

Just then, an incredibly domineering aura pierced through the Holy Land and descended upon them.

The aura was utterly tyrannical, like a sharp sword cleaving through the air. All who felt it couldn’t help but feel a profound sense of dread.

This was the manifestation of a Dao, its intent made clear.

The moment Xuanwu sensed the aura, she shielded Yue Xi. "Wh-what is that?"

She took out her trump card, ready to use it at a moment’s notice. If anyone dared to harm Yue Xi, she wouldn’t hesitate. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Yue Xi stared blankly as she felt the domineering aura, then thought to herself, ’So, he wasn’t dead after all.’

No one could tell what she was feeling right now.

As the aura descended, the entire Holy Land erupted into a tumult. Everyone had sensed it.

Deep within the Holy Land, a plain-looking woman asked, "Who is that?"

An old crone replied, "A Daoist."

A noblewoman said, "An enemy attack? The Array is already active. I’ll..."

The old crone shook her head. "There’s no need. It’s him. He’s back. I never thought he’d still be alive, let alone have succeeded in Entering Dao."

The plain-looking woman was shocked. "Does that mean he’s here for Yue Xi? But he can’t just attack the Holy Land!"

The old crone shook her head again. "No. He’s negotiating. He’s using his power to negotiate with *them*."

The old crone was right. Jian Shisan didn’t believe talking nicely would get Yue Xi released. As he saw it, the only way to deal with *those people* was with power.

His ultimate power.

That’s why he had unhesitatingly unleashed his aura the moment he returned, using it as a beacon to draw their attention.

Given his strength back then, he had long been aware of their existence. There was nothing more to say, and nothing more he needed to know.

In short, today, they had no choice but to release her.

Golden Armor was indeed roused by Jian Shisan’s aura. He had now reverted to his Silver Armor form. He looked up toward the sky above the Holy Land and said flatly, "You are no match for me. You are not in a position to make demands."

Jian Shisan smiled faintly. Standing high in the sky, he released a Seal on his power. "You’re right," he said. "How about now? Am I qualified?"

The next moment, the sky and earth changed color as tribulation clouds began to gather. The endless mass of clouds seemed poised to crush the world below.

Far away, Jingyue and the others were completely dumbfounded. ’Are we really dealing with a Celestial Tribulation again?’

’Isn’t this a suicide mission?’

’A Celestial Tribulation for advancing from the Seventh to the Eighth Order... How many people in the Holy Land would die?’

Just then, Su Qi asked Jingyue, "The tribulation for advancing to the Eighth Order is terrifying, isn’t it? Do you think he’ll be like us—pulled into a special space to answer questions for his Tribulation Crossing?"

Jiang Zuo frowned. ’That’s probably impossible.’ He had never encountered anything like it before.

’A Tribulation Crossing Space for Crossing the Tribulation? Since when was that a thing?’

If he hadn’t personally experienced it once, he would have never believed it was possible.

Jingyue also shook her head. "The chances are extremely low. I’ve never heard of such a thing. What happened to us was an anomaly, something completely unprecedented."

"Plenty of people have advanced to the Eighth Order, yet there are no records whatsoever of a Tribulation Crossing Space."

Su Qi nodded as well, then added, "But what if the Celestial Tribulation got a taste for it and wants to play around some more?"

Jiang Zuo: "..."

’She might have a point. Because I came back, the Celestial Tribulation is probably displeased with me. It might just try some new tricks.’

Jiang Zuo could be certain about many things, but the Celestial Tribulation was something he could never be sure of. While it might not possess consciousness like a normal person, it definitely had some form of intelligence.

After all, in his past life, the Celestial Tribulations he faced later on would bombard him relentlessly the moment they appeared, with no preamble whatsoever.

When the assault was over, it would even seem to disperse with a hint of regret.

If it didn’t, it would be its turn to take a beating.

The Jiang Zuo of that era was unbelievably ferocious.

It wasn’t out of the question that the Celestial Tribulation would pull out all the stops just to give him a hard time.

Like that question-and-answer space, for instance.

At that moment, a flustered and exasperated Silver Armor shot to his feet. He appeared before Jian Shisan in an instant. "Stop."

Jian Shisan complied, sealing his Cultivation once more.

In truth, Jian Shisan was also forcing his tribulation. He was still some time away from reaching the natural bottleneck for Crossing the Tribulation; attempting it now would be fatal.

But without doing this, he had no real leverage to negotiate.

’Beg?’

He wasn’t one to beg.

"Do all the disciples of the Holy Land enjoy turning on their own now? Did the Holy Land raise you just so you could hold it hostage to threaten us?" Silver Armor was seething with anger.

You’re all a bunch of ungrateful wretches.

"But you imprisoned her," Jian Shisan said.

"And were we wrong to do so? We haven’t harmed her in any way. Do you have any idea what it was she ruined? Do you know how severe the consequences are? Do you know that after our task is done, we are all fated to die?

You know nothing. All you know is how to threaten your own kind."

Jian Shisan looked at Silver Armor and said, "I don’t know any of that. But I do know this: whatever trouble she has caused, I will be the one to solve it. No matter how difficult it may be, my sword will always stand in front of her.

I won’t make excuses for my actions. I will only use my sword to solve problems."

Silver Armor stared at Jian Shisan and, in the end, said nothing.

This man possessed the most resolute will the Holy Land had seen in many years.

His innate talent wasn’t the greatest, yet he had unexpectedly surpassed them all.

Years ago, when one of his sword strikes shook the Holy Land, it had woken Silver Armor. Then, when he severed his own Dao with a single slash, Silver Armor had woken once again.

Today, his return after achieving Enlightenment had startled him just the same.

’Perhaps this man could actually accomplish something.’

Finally, Silver Armor said to Jian Shisan, "I hope you won’t back down in the future."

After that, Silver Armor said no more and simply left.

Jian Shisan had won.