CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 377: FAKE, SCRAM

"Wretch, meet your demise!"

The uproar rolled like the roar of Heavenly Thunder. A silhouette appeared in the sky.

The person in the air had eyebrows like sleeping silkworms, eyes like bright stars, and a majestic appearance, commanding awe without anger. This person was none other than the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect—Pu Li.

A faint glimpse of a giant sword’s shadow could be seen appearing above Pu Li’s head, which was the colossal Sword Soul he had cultivated.

Boom!

A dazzling sword light slashed out from the Treasure Sword in Pu Li’s hand. The giant Sword Soul above his head seemed to follow suit, slashing forward in unison.

Bang!

The sword split the Demonic Qi, revealing the silhouette of the Ancient Demon inside. It was in the midst of siphoning the life of an Advanced Level Disciple from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.

The Advanced Level Disciple’s body convulsed and trembled like being electrified, quickly becoming withered and dried. The terror of the Ancient Demon, especially this scene of it consuming human blood, was deeply etched into the minds of every Ten Thousand Sword Sect Disciple present.

"Here, have it!"

The Ancient Demon, holding the half-drained body of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect Disciple, threw it toward the descending sword light.

Boom!

Flesh and blood flew in all directions; the disciple, who was already hanging onto half a life, couldn’t even let out a whimper before being torn to pieces by the sword light. The Ancient Demon, however, laughed strangely, unperturbed, and escaped back into the Evil Spirit Valley.

"Little ones of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, listen well. This Demon Lord is waiting for you here in the valley."

Pu Li’s face was as cold as ice; he did not rashly chase after, but descended instead.

The Elders and Protectors, as if seeing a savior, gathered around to pay their respects.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

"Welcome, Sect Master, on your emergence!"

One by one, these people were genuinely paying their respects to Pu Li, whether through clasping hands, bowing, or even kneeling on the ground to kowtow—each according to their respective ranks requiring different courtesies.

"Dispense with the formalities!"

Pu Li’s gaze, sharp as a knife, swept over the crowd, and not a single person dared to meet his eyes.

"Sect Master, have you broken through to the Sword God Realm?" Elder He asked excitedly.

"No! I’m still missing a sliver! It’s as if only half a foot has stepped through!" Pu Li wouldn’t have emerged from seclusion if he hadn’t learned that the Sect was facing destruction.

One could only say that all was fated.

"This Ancient Demon has actually escaped and even fused with several other Ancient Demons. It seems that the Mountain Guardian of the Demon Suppression Mountain Range must have intervened. They failed to kill it, allowing it to sneak into our Ten Thousand Sword Sect, which is quite troublesome indeed."

Pu Li was quite familiar with the situation of this Ancient Demon.

A hint of solemnity appeared on his face.

"However, exterminating this demon is not an insurmountable task. Our Sect has someone who has inherited the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill, the bane of this demon. Even without cultivating it to the Ninth Level, we can suppress this demon."

Pu Li’s gaze swept over the crowd again, searching for the figure of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill Inheritor.

"Where is the Inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill that our Sect decreed be protected?"

Shangguan Bei, hiding behind Elder Yang, instinctively shrank back. A fake was a fake, and though these Elders had been fooled by him, the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect was not so easy to deceive.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, the Inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill has been taken as my disciple. Over the past year, I have placed great emphasis on his training," Elder Yang quickly stepped forward with a smile to answer.

"Shangguan Bei, come forth immediately and greet the Sect Master!" Elder Yang pulled Shangguan Bei, who was behind him, forward.

Shangguan Bei, seeing that there was no way to hide from the situation, stood up with his head held high and chest out, holding a sliver of hope. He respectfully bowed to the Master of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect and said, "Shangguan Bei greets the Sect Master!"

Pu Li’s sharp gaze immediately fixed on Shangguan Bei, sizing him up from top to bottom.

"Haha, very good! Truly an impressive appearance, brimming with spirit!"

"Now, show me your Heaven and Earth Sword Skill!"

Pu Li, delighted by Shangguan Bei’s impressive appearance, could not help but feel joyful and asked him to demonstrate the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill on the spot.

But how could Shangguan Bei demonstrate it when he hadn’t even received the inheritance of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill?

However, at this point, he was in a predicament and couldn’t get out of it.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth, grasp the sword, and walk in front of the Sect Master. Everyone else looked on with eager anticipation. Elder Yang’s face was full of pride, beaming red with honor. This supreme genius disciple was his student.

As a master, his face naturally shone with glory.

"Begin!"

Pu Li ordered coldly.

Shangguan Bei didn’t dare to delay any longer, immediately brandishing his sword and performing what he thought was an ingenious sword technique.

"How about it? Sect Master, isn’t my disciple’s swordsmanship extremely clever? Worthy of being the inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill!" boasted Elder Yang, praising Shangguan Bei highly.

"Is this the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill you learned?"

Pu Li couldn’t help but feel utterly disappointed; this Shangguan Bei was not the person he was looking for.

Elder Yang also noticed that the Sect Master’s expression and tone were very off. Other Elders exchanged glances, wondering what exactly was the problem.

"Yes... Yes!" Shangguan Bei’s forehead was beaded with nervous sweat, his eyes flickering, not daring to meet Pu Li’s icy stare.

"Get out! A fake, shamelessly pretending to be the inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill." With a thud of his foot, Pu Li kicked Shangguan Bei so hard that he flew out a good distance, crashing to the ground, spitting blood, and unable to get up for a long time.

"Are all of you Elders blind?"

"Even if you don’t know the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill, you should have at least seen the Ten Thousand Sword Technique of our Sect, shouldn’t you? The swordsmanship demonstrated by this impostor just now is far inferior to the Ten Thousand Sword Technique, yet you held him up as the inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill!"

Pu Li was livid with rage, berating the crowd of Elders.

His temper was always explosive.

"This... Shangguan Bei is actually a fake inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill, so who is the real inheritor?" The Elders immediately started searching for the target, each wanting to be the first to discover that unparalleled genius.

Elder Yang, looking utterly disconsolate, had a pallid complexion that shifted from green to red to white, changing continuously.

To think that the allegedly genius disciple he had taken in turned out to be a fraud.

Who was the real genius?

Elder Yang was certain that the supreme genius had been in the Sword Testing Forest at the time. He couldn’t help but scrutinize the details carefully.

At that time, apart from those newly admitted disciples who participated in the test, true disciples were there, as was Prince Jianyun, who was also cultivating. However, Elder Yang quickly ruled out Prince Jianyun.

Because in the arena, despite having an absolute advantage, Prince Jianyun was easily defeated by Chu Feng.

Even the Nine Yang Sword Veins were taken back by Chu Feng.

"Could it be... that genius disciple is Chu Feng?" Elder Yang’s mind involuntarily thought of an idea that even he found hard to believe.

Out of fury, the Master of Ten Thousand Sword Sect immediately set out to find the inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill.

But he found nothing. All of the disciples of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, including the Sword Slaves, were summoned, yet they still couldn’t find the inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill.

At that point, Pu Fazheng expressed his suspicions, "Father, the inheritor of the Heaven and Earth Sword Skill you’re looking for might be Chu Feng!" Saying that, Pu Fazheng recounted the glorious exploits of how Chu Feng acquired the Heavenly Divine Weapon, defeated the true disciple Prince Jianyun and fought evenly with Qiu Tai.