Zhu Tian: Becoming a Sword Master from Martial Arts

Chapter 228

Staring at Lin Xuan, King Tianming's expression became solemn. The young man in front of him, who seemed to be only in the Death Profound Realm, gave him an unprecedented sense of crisis. He was like a bloodthirsty sword that had not yet been unsheathed. Once unsheathed, it would be stained with blood.

"As expected of a Sword Saint, I have heard about you from the Lord of the Seventh Palace when I was in the Demon Prison. Before I left, the Lord of the Seventh Palace even asked me to invite you to join us again. If the Sword Saint is willing, the Demon Prison will treat you well with the position of a royal palace. What do you think?"

King Tianming took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, it’s not that King Tianming was talking nonsense, he didn’t dare to speak carelessly about such things.

In fact, when King Tianming heard these words, he was completely stunned. How could a mere cultivator at the realm of life and death, no matter how many tricks he had, really turn the world upside down?
Therefore, when he came, King Tianming was still very dismissive of Lin Xuan's so-called title of Sword Saint. He even thought that when the time comes, he would directly capture this so-called Sword Saint and bring him back to the Demon Prison and hand him over to the masters of the Seventh Palace of Kings for punishment. By then, he would also let the other palaces see his strength. Maybe he could get some training and have the opportunity to replace the disappeared Nine Palace of Kings and sit on the throne of the palace.

However, the moment he saw Lin Xuan, this thought was extinguished.

The breath of death that Lin Xuan brought to him made King Tianming understand that the person in front of him was indeed worthy of the evaluation of the Lord of the Seventh Palace of Kings. Even the injuries suffered by the Lord of the Seventh Palace of Kings might not be caused by external forces, but by the person in front of him.

When facing Lin Xuan, who was so powerful, King Tianming naturally did not dare to underestimate the other party, so he honestly conveyed the words that the Seven Kings Palace had told him to directly to Lin Xuan.

"The throne of the Heavenly King? That's quite a big deal. I wonder if I want to sit in the Heavenly King Palace, will the Heavenly King Palace be willing to give it to me?"

Lin Xuan chuckled and said nonchalantly that he had never thought of joining the Demon Prison, not before, and certainly not in the future.

On the contrary, the Demon Prison has become his mortal enemy, a rival who will never give up until the death!

After hearing Lin Xuan's answer, King Tianming frowned, and the magic patterns on his face began to move, looking very strange.

However, after frowning for a while, King Tianming seemed to have received some orders and responded unexpectedly.

"If Master Sword Saint is willing to join our Demon Prison, we subordinates will definitely respect Master Sword Saint and command the demons of the Demon Prison for our Demon Prison Heavenly King Palace!"

This answer not only stunned the others, but even Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment. He obviously did not expect that Moyu would agree with what he said casually.

In fact, not only Lin Xuan and the others were shocked, even King Tianming himself who said this was a little bit unbelievable. However, this matter was personally conveyed to him by the Lord of the Tianwang Palace.

Although King Tianming didn't know why the Lord of the Heavenly King Palace did this, but even if the Lord of the Heavenly King Palace approved of it, he naturally had nothing to refute. In fact, he became more cautious.

Although, at present, the guy in front of him seems to be a tough nut to crack, but no one knows whether he will directly defect to their Demon Prison and then become his boss.

The Palace of Heavenly Kings is the boss of the Demon Prison. Since this was agreed upon by the Lord of Heavenly Kings himself, it means that as long as Lin Xuan joins their Demon Prison, he will at least be the second in command, second only to the big shots of the Palace of Heavenly Kings. Moreover, he will be the kind of person that the Lord of Heavenly Kings has to give some face to.

Although King Tianming is quite powerful, enough to rival a strong man in the reincarnation realm who has passed through one level of reincarnation calamity, he is still not good enough in front of such a big shot.

In fact, there were considerations behind why the Heavenly King Palace agreed.

Before, the Heavenly King Palace had been in a deep sleep, and it just woke up from its sleep not long ago, but it is still in the stage of recuperation and cannot move for the time being.

When the Heavenly King Palace just woke up from a deep sleep, it saw the Seven Kings Palace and the Hand of the Demon Emperor, rushing back to the Demon Prison in a panic, which surprised the Heavenly King Palace.

Although the Seventh Palace of Kings and the subsequent palaces are much weaker than the previous six palaces and have not yet reached the level of the triple reincarnation realm, each of them has many special means, not to mention that the Seventh Palace of Kings is also the think tank of their Demonic Prison.

Otherwise, with so many palaces in the Demon Prison, why was it that only the Seventh Palace was still able to move? Wasn’t it because, during the last battle, the other palaces tried their best to protect the Seventh Palace, giving it the opportunity to move around on the Profound Sky Continent, thus making arrangements in advance?

The Seventh King Palace did indeed do an excellent job. First, it paid a certain price and forcibly healed the injuries of the Ninth King Palace. Then, it directly destroyed the Great Wilderness Sect, eliminating a major worry. After that, it secretly sent people to the Chaos Demon Sea to wipe out the controller of the Thunder Ancestral Talisman.

The only thing that might be considered not done well was the Dark Temple in Beixuan Territory, but that was also an accident.

At that time, the Palace of Darkness had been destroyed by the Palace of Seven Kings, and the group of Dark Ancestral Talisman controllers at the peak of the Wheel-Turning Realm were seriously injured and died. But who would have known that at this time a Bo Xuan would appear and forcibly pull the Palace of Darkness back up.

But afterwards, he successfully laid out his plan in the Dongxuan Territory, planted the chess piece Yuanmen, and captured Zhou Tong, the controller of the Space Ancestral Talisman, alive and imprisoned him.

It can be said that before this, except for Bo Xuan who was an accident, all other known ancestral talisman controllers had been dealt with by the Palace of Seven Kings. Although the Demon Prison also paid some price, it was worth it.

As for the controller of the Flame Ancestral Talisman, he has only emerged in recent years, and in the Chaos Demon Sea. It is impossible to eliminate the other party as soon as he emerges. Moreover, at that time, the Demon Prison had focused its energy on the East Xuan Region because Zhou Tong was captured, so it did not have time for a while.

Before the Heavenly King Palace awakened, everything the Seven Kings Palace did was outstanding. Even the Heavenly King Palace had to admire it. They were worthy of being the think tank appointed by the Demon Emperor back then. They were really amazing.

However, precisely because of the Seven Kings Palace's powerful methods, the Heavenly King Palace was even more curious about the Seven Kings Palace's miserable return this time. After asking in detail, they learned about the existence of Lin Xuan.

Therefore, this time, when King Tianming was sent to support Yuanmen, the Heavenly King Palace also used some tricks and followed in secret, wanting to see how terrifying this peerless monster who had made the Seven King Palaces lose face was.

In fact, the Heavenly King Palace has learned a lot from the Seven Kings Palace, such as the Hundred Dynasties War, the secrets of the ancient battlefield, the bloodline of the ancient mythical beasts... and so on.

This is also one of the reasons why, after Lin Xuan spoke, the Heavenly King Palace personally told King Tianming and asked him to agree.

It can be said that if Tianxuan Continent lost Lin Xuan, then Tianxuan Continent would almost be said to have lost its resistance.

Don't doubt it. As long as Lin Xuan joins them at this time, no matter how much it costs, all the strong men in Tianxuan Continent will have to wait for him to be killed. No one can stop such a peerless genius, especially under the premise that they are cultivating him with all their strength in the Demon Prison. However, the Heavenly King Palace is pessimistic about Lin Xuan's joining. They have learned from the Seven Kings Palace that this person is a peerless genius who is extremely smart and has many strategies. At the same time, his mind is very firm and cannot be easily shaken.

The reason why the Heavenly King Palace asked King Tianming to agree was, firstly, to give it a try, maybe it would work?
"I didn't expect that His Excellency the Heavenly King Palace would also come!"

Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and his gaze fell on King Tianming. At the same time, he took a step forward seemingly inadvertently, blocking Ling Qingzhu behind him.

"Haha, the Sword Saint is such a genius, I also want to see him!"

Since it was guessed, the Heavenly King Palace did not hide it. A faint laugh came from the body of King Tianming, but it was obviously different from the previous sound.

"Your Excellency the Heavenly King Palace is here in person, so naturally it is not easy for Lin Xuan to take your title."

The Heavenly King Hall was not surprised by Lin Xuan's answer, but they still felt a little regretful. If Lin Xuan joined them, what would happen if they gave up their position? It would be enough as long as they could win, but unfortunately...

"It seems that I am in the Devil's Prison and have no chance of becoming a Sword Saint."

Having expectations in one's heart, once the expectations are dashed, there will naturally be disappointment. However, the next moment, Tianwangdian adjusted his mood and set his eyes on Ling Qingzhu behind Lin Xuan.

"It is said that the Sword Saint never gets close to women. I never thought that he would protect me like this today. It seems that this girl is not a simple person!"

However, as soon as the Heavenly King Palace said this, the face of King Tianming became strange. He could see that the woman was the reincarnation of the Ice Lord, and she had already awakened from the reincarnation. Logically speaking, with the vision of the Heavenly King Palace, it is impossible for him not to see it, right?
Not only was King Tianming scratching his ears and cheeks with a look of confusion, even Bo Xuan, the Lord of Honghuang Palace and others were a little surprised. However, after hearing these words, Ying Xuanzi felt a sudden shock in his heart.

"Your Excellency's identity is not simple either. However, one blade of Lin Xuan's sword is already guarded by someone, so I can only use the other blade to fight."

There was no change on Lin Xuan's face, except that the hand holding the scabbard exerted a little force, and the other hand was already on the hilt, ready to draw the sword at any time.

"Why is Sword Saint so nervous? I am just a wisp of thought that came with the King of Heaven and Hell. I just want to have a chat with the Sword Saint. I have no other intentions."

Tianwangdian still spoke cheerfully, but after he finished speaking, he changed his tone and said with a chuckle.

"But I never thought that today, I would have the honor to meet an old friend of mine here, right? Ice Lord?"

It was obvious that the last sentence was not directed at Ling Qingzhu, which made Bo Xuan and others look even more strange.

Ling Qingzhu, who was standing behind Lin Xuan, held the scabbard tightly in one hand, bit it lightly with her teeth, and stared at the strange demon shadow in the sky, ready to take the initiative to step forward.

However, before Ling Qingzhu could make any move, Tianwangdian changed the subject and continued.

"However, since the old friend is unwilling to come out to meet, it doesn't matter. This girl is really lucky. Not only did she get the Ice Ancestral Talisman of the Ice Lord, but she also got the Ice Lord's inheritance. Even her aura is somewhat similar. No wonder Old Seven mistook you for her at the beginning."

As Tianwangdian's words came out, everyone's eyes immediately fell on Ling Qingzhu.

Although the identity of the Ice Lord's reincarnation had always been a secret, there had been some groundless rumors circulating. And just now, King Tianming had directly said it, shocking all the strong men in the Demon City at the time.

At that time, it was just a rumor that the young palace master of Taiqing Palace, Ling Qingzhu, had an extraordinary origin and seemed to be the reincarnation of a powerful person in the realm of reincarnation, but no one said who it was.

As a result, when King Tianming opened his mouth and directly called him Ice Lord, everyone was shocked. That was the Ice Lord, the leader of the Eight Lords in ancient times and the number one person under Fu Zu.

But now, this Heavenly King Palace said that Ling Qingzhu was not the Ice Lord, and even from Ling Qingzhu's reaction, it seemed to confirm this.

"As expected of the Heavenly King Palace, they really have good eyesight."

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and then a smile appeared on his face. He responded softly, but there were already traces of sword intent brewing in his body.

"Haha, compared to the Sword Saint, I am still a step behind. If it were the Sword Saint, I'm afraid he would be able to tell at a glance, right? After all, although the aura in this girl's body has begun to merge with the Ice Ancestor Talisman, her aura is still quite different from that of the original Ice Master."

The Heavenly King Palace did not seem to have any intention of hiding anything. Perhaps he felt that these things could be said out loud and there was nothing to hide. Or perhaps, the Heavenly King Palace wanted to show his strength to intimidate others.

"After all, I and the Ice Lord were old rivals who had fought countless times. I know the Ice Lord's aura better than most people. If someone else came, they would most likely not be able to recognize him."

This was not nonsense from Tianwang Palace. He was able to recognize it because he had fought with the Ice Lord too many times and was extremely sensitive to the Ice Lord's aura. Of course, he was also trying to intimidate others.

If it was someone else, it would indeed be difficult to identify, such as the Palace of Seven Kings. Otherwise, they would not have told the Palace of Heavenly Kings about this matter after returning. However, the Palace of Seven Kings was indeed powerful, as they actually realized that something was wrong.

"However, this girl is indeed amazing. She has actually learned most of the Ice Lord's abilities. I'm afraid she will be a very powerful opponent for the Demon Prison in the future!"

Tianwang Palace said this in a sighing and threatening tone, but Ling Qingzhu, who was standing behind Lin Xuan, did not change her expression at all, but stared at Tianming King with her clear eyes.

(End of this chapter)