Although he wasn't entirely clear, the sadness in his eyes allowed Mu Hanyan and the others to discern the truth behind the untimely deaths of his great-great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and grandfather. Their identities were always a hidden danger; over time, once they attracted attention, it would be easy to uncover their true identities. However, once someone died, no one cared about their identities or origins.
Rather than dying in battle, it would be more accurate to say they committed suicide. It was precisely because of their repeated deaths in battle, generation after generation, that the true identities of their descendants were concealed, allowing them to remain hidden within the Holy Court for longer periods of time and deeper into the underworld.
Although she had always regarded the Temple as an enemy, Mu Hanyan was still inexplicably shocked when she saw the loyalty of Bu Xuanji's family to the Temple for generations.
"So, you have been sneaking into my Holy Court since then. You really have good intentions." Ao Fangchen also thought of this and said.
"When the Lord God launched that war, do you really think it was for nothing?" Ancient Emperor Ji said sarcastically. When he mentioned the Lord God, his face was filled with reverence and a certain degree of fanaticism. Clearly, the Lord God he was referring to was the Lord of the Temple.
Hearing this, Mu Hanyan finally understood that the great war had been initiated by the Temple, with the sole purpose of sending troops to infiltrate the Holy Court. It was only because the Holy Court had suffered heavy losses and was severely short of manpower that they had been careless in selecting their personnel, giving them an opportunity to exploit.
However, in that great battle, six of the seven elders of Shenlao Peak died, Jian Wuchen was severely injured, and even the Holy Lord was said to have nearly perished. It's easy to imagine how tragic the battle was, and the Temple must have suffered considerable losses. Was it worth making such a fuss just to send a spy into the Holy Court? Mu Hanyan was puzzled.
"The Temple took the initiative to provoke a dispute back then. After the battle, most of our Holy Court masters were killed or injured, and the same was true for the Temple. No one was able to gain any advantage. It turned out that they wanted to send people to infiltrate our Holy Court. Generations of the Bu family sacrificed their lives, but in the end, they only got a mere inner court deacon. If your Lord God knew this result, he would probably be extremely disappointed." Ao Fangchen said sarcastically.
Given his status, he naturally wouldn't take a small deacon like Bu Xuanji seriously.
"How can I be disappointed? The Lord God planned everything all those years ago for this day." Gu Huangji laughed.
"This is all thanks to Elder Ao. If it weren't for your Seven Star Heaven-fixing Plate, how could we have entered this Holy Soul Illusion?" Bu Xuanji also laughed.
"What exactly is your conspiracy!" Seeing the satisfied smiles on the two men's faces, Ao Fangchen remembered that he was only concerned with ridiculing their status but forgot their purpose, and immediately became alert.
"It's okay to tell you that the Lord God has been planning for a thousand years just for the sword spirit behind you!" Bu Xuanji said proudly.
"Sword Spirit!" Ao Fangchen turned his head and glanced at the sword spirit.
Although he had already felt the power of this sword spirit from Mu Hanyan's previous sword strike, he had not expected that the Lord God was deliberately targeting it.
Generally speaking, as long as the Holy Soul Illusion is not destroyed, the sword soul of the powerful person in it will never disappear. Every time the illusion opens, future generations can comprehend it again. So although he mistakenly thought that Mu Hanyan had comprehended this sword soul, he did not think it was strange when he saw that the sword shadow in the flame only became a little illusory and did not disappear.
Of course, what he didn't know was that Mu Hanyan had not actually comprehended the sword spirit. The reason why she had the power of that sword was simply because of the blood connection of reincarnation.
"Uncle Master Ao, we must not let them succeed!" Wei Xiaotian suddenly took a step forward and stood in front of the sword spirit with a long sword in his hand.
Ao Fangchen didn't know the origin of this sword spirit, but he did know.
Ao Fangchen also moved sideways, blocking the sword spirit. Although he still didn't know the origin of this sword spirit, from Wei Xiaotian's nervous expression and the Lord's thousand-year plan, it was not difficult for him to imagine the importance of this sword spirit.
"Can you stop us with just you?" Gu Huangji and Bu Xuanji flew out, two swords flashing with cold light, attacking Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian respectively.
What surprised Mu Hanyan a little was that although Bu Xuanji did not have a high status, he also had the strength of a sword saint. It seemed that for today's action, he was really deliberate and cautious, and had been hiding his strength. Otherwise, with his sword saint strength, he should have become an elder.
However, what surprised Mu Hanyan even more was Gu Huangji. The sword he swung possessed the strength of a Sword Saint. Although he was still suppressed by the laws of heaven and earth of the Holy Court Continent, it was still very terrifying that he could unleash such sword power without opening the sealing barrier.
Soon, Mu Hanyan discovered that several magical instruments were hanging from his waist, emitting a mysterious light. It turned out that he relied on these instruments to resist the laws of heaven and earth of the Holy Court Continent. Seeing this, Mu Hanyan also understood why they had said so much to Ao Fangchen. It must be to give him enough time to maximize the power of these instruments and at the same time maximize his own strength within the controllable range of the instruments.
Of course, there would be no harm in saying a few more words to Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian. They had both taken the elixir and their strength had recovered a lot.
Seeing the other side attacking head-on, they both swung their swords at the same time. This time, Ao Fangchen finally didn't act too arrogantly and drew his sword.
In an instant, four sword beams streaked across the sky, shedding infinite sword power.
"Clang... clang..." The sounds of two metals clashing rang out one after another, and a stream of wind blades flew in all directions.
Immediately afterwards, there were muffled groans from Ao Fangchen and Wei Xiaotian.
Wei Xiaotian covered his shoulder tightly, blood gushing out, and through his fingers, he could clearly see the deep scars that could be seen to the bone.
Although Ao Fangchen did not suffer any external injuries, his face was as pale as gold paper and blood spurted out of his mouth again.
Both of them took several steps back. Although they were still standing, their legs were shaking.
Although Gu Huangji and Bu Xuanji also retreated a few steps, they still looked calm and obviously not injured.
With just one sword, the two were defeated miserably by Gu Huangji and Bu Xuanji.
This is no wonder. They had already been seriously injured before. Even if they took the elixir, how could they possibly defeat Gu Huangji and the other two who were unharmed and were waiting behind the scenes.
"It's not even a match." Gu Huangji looked at the two of them with contempt and walked straight towards the sword spirit.
From the time he appeared until now, he had not even glanced at Mu Hanyan. Obviously, in his mind, the sword spirit was far more important than Mu Hanyan, so he did not waste his time on Mu Hanyan.
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