Nowadays, the arena has become a sacred place for martial arts practitioners, allowing many top-tier masters to successfully advance. Grandmasters are no longer a rare breed in the Great Ye Kingdom.
Seeing the increasing number of grandmasters from the outside world, some of whom even obtained advanced techniques from the arena and were capable of fighting them, some arrogant, reclusive sects could no longer sit still and sent people to the arena, including many from Sword God Valley.
However, An Ge and Jian Shaotian had a good relationship, so instead of asking others, An Ge went directly to Jian Shaotian to inquire about Shi Jie's situation.
Jian Shaotian remained silent for a long time with a blank expression. Just when An Ge thought she wouldn't get any information from him and was about to ask someone from Sword God Valley, she heard Jian Shaotian say, "Yes, Jian Xiong, how annoying."
Now it was An Ge's turn to be silent. After knowing each other for so long, Jian Shaotian's way of speaking was still the same as always, and even more difficult to understand. Strangely, An Ge understood it.
"You mean Shi Jie once appeared in Sword God Valley and knew Jian Xiong, but many people in Sword God Valley disliked her?"
Jian Shaotian's eyes widened, a hint of surprise appearing on his usually indifferent face. Because of his stutter, he could only speak simple words, which were difficult for others to understand. Over time, this had led him to develop a reticent nature.
This was the first time someone had guessed his meaning from such simple words! Jian Shaotian felt touched and happy, and his gaze towards An Ge became even more affectionate.
To outsiders, Jian Shaotian's so-called friendliness might have been nothing more than a blink of his eye, with no apparent change. But An Ge could clearly sense Jian Shaotian's pleasure, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
Jian Shaotian isn't as cold as outsiders say.
"Isn't Shi Jie supposed to be a heartthrob? How come so many people in Sword God Valley dislike her? Besides, she even set up an array outside Sword God Valley. If they didn't get along, she wouldn't go to such lengths, would she?"
Jian Shaotian shook his head. "We'll learn the Divine Sword Theft and the Formation."
"Shi Jie stole your divine sword and even used an array?"
Seeing Jian Shaotian nod, An Ge continued, "After she left, the formation remained in the valley. You thought the formation was amazing, and after studying it, you successfully set up a maze formation outside the valley?"
Jian Shaotian nodded, a hint of a smile in his eyes.
A passerby in the martial arts world overheard this conversation and was utterly shocked. "Ah, the shopkeeper is terrifying! She must possess the legendary mind-reading ability!"
Soon, a new legend spread throughout the Great Ye Kingdom: the manager of the Immortal Inn could actually read minds. If anyone harbored evil intentions, she would discover them, and perhaps one day, a deity would be angered and punish those with wicked thoughts.
For a time, many people in the Great Ye Kingdom became cautious in their words and deeds, truly turning to goodness from the bottom of their hearts, and the social atmosphere of the Great Ye Kingdom improved considerably.
Unaware of the misunderstanding, An Ge stood outside Sword God Valley, marveling at the array before her.
It's not that this formation is of a high level. In fact, it's just a very simple maze formation, far inferior to the maze formations of the Tianxuan Continent. Even a Qi Refining cultivator could walk out of it with their eyes closed.
However, in this ancient martial arts world, such a formation can stump a large number of experts.
To An Ge's surprise, the key to setting up the array wasn't spirit stones, but rather some medicinal herbs imbued with spiritual energy. It was the first time she'd ever heard of medicinal herbs being used in array formations; indeed, every plane was a force to be reckoned with, and there was always something she could learn from them.
Since Sword God Valley has little to do with Shi Jie, and the only person involved, Jian Xiong, has already been executed when he attempted to assassinate Emperor Feng Zhao, An Ge has no intention of entering Sword God Valley.
When An Ge learned that Shi Xinyi could summon Shi Jie, she had a question: why was this summoning ceremony scheduled for a year later? It wasn't until Lu Sha summoned the evil god that she finally understood that the chosen time was related to the dark elements in the world.
Even evil gods have to choose their time to come, let alone Shi Jie, who is just a chosen one!
In two days, a once-in-a-decade celestial phenomenon will occur, a day when the dark elements in the world are at their strongest in the last ten years. Shi Xinyi will definitely choose this day to perform the summoning.
As for why it was in Sword God Valley, An Ge explored it and found the answer. Sword God Valley actually contained the divine power left behind by Shi Jie, which was on a broken sword.
It's not surprising that Shi Jie has divine power, after all, she was a chosen one of Gods many years before Shi Jie, and she had sided with the evil god, so it's normal for her to have a way to obtain divine power.
"This sword is already quite good for this world, what a pity." An Ge looked at the broken sword with a hint of regret in her eyes. No wonder Shi Jie was not well-liked by Sword God Valley; one could even sense the hidden hostility in Jian Shaotian's attitude.
For the Sword God Valley members who are obsessed with swords, Shi Jie's charm is probably no match for a divine weapon. The fact that they didn't fight Shi Jie to the death is already a result of being influenced by her.
Two days before the celestial phenomenon, An Ge indeed waited for Shi Xinyi outside Sword God Valley.
The current Shi Xinyi is no longer the weak woman she once was. Having long been a tyrant in her husband's family, she now has a ruthless look on her face and a hint of madness in her eyes.
An Ge sighed. If Shi Xinyi had some cunning in the past, which only made An Ge dislike her, she was now completely repulsive. Although Shi Xinyi hadn't caused any trouble this year, except for becoming increasingly mean to her husband's family, thanks to Shi Jie's persuasion, An Ge wasn't going to let her off this time.
It's best to get rid of those who harbor venomous intentions as soon as possible.
The summoning location was quite a distance from Divine Sword Valley, and in the middle of nowhere, so Shi Xinyi wasn't worried at all that her actions would attract attention. She calmly and openly set up the summoning ritual, muttering to herself as she did so.
An Ge listened curiously for a moment, then regretted it.
Shi Xinyi truly hated herself to the core, but her vocabulary was too limited. Even after a year, the ways she cursed her were still the same as before, without any originality.
Hearing that his divine essence would be extracted, An Ge raised an eyebrow. The evil god was indeed creating a god, but it seemed the experiment wasn't fully complete. Lu Qinghe, this false god, had his strength forcibly boosted, but his actual combat ability was far inferior.
Moreover, during the battle with him, An Ge could sense that Lu Qinghe's divine nature was constantly rejecting him, but it was also restrained by a force, preventing him from fully unleashing the power of his divine nature during the battle.
However, An Ge dared not let his guard down; in fact, his anger towards the evil god reached its peak upon learning of the creation of the god. How many chosen ones must have been slaughtered to achieve such results?
The ranking of deities hasn't appeared for a long time. She has a feeling that in three years at most, a new ranking of deities will appear, and perhaps then we will see how many deities have disappeared.
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