The Secret of the Chaotic Heavenly Emperor

Because low-level martial artists pose a limited threat, a powerhouse of his caliber doesn't need to pay attention to them at all.

To attract his attention, one would need to be at least an Immortal Realm Eighth Stage expert.

But for a powerhouse like Xuan Xi to have infiltrated his vicinity without him noticing until now was a first for him.

If Xuan Xi intended to sneak into the Eternal Sword Sect to do something malicious, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The destructive potential of an Immortal Realm Ninth Stage expert who can conceal their presence is hard to fathom.

However, treasures that can completely conceal the aura of an Immortal Realm Ninth Stage expert and perfectly hide their tracks are extremely rare.

At least, he had never seen treasures of that level before.

This is because the higher the cultivation level of a martial artist, the stronger their aura, making it more difficult to conceal.

For a powerhouse of Xuan Xi's level, ordinary treasures simply wouldn't be able to conceal her aura.

Not to mention, Xuan Xi's aura was completely restrained at this moment.

From the outside, one couldn't even sense a trace of her aura.

Such perfect concealment of cultivation aura was something he had never seen in all his long years.

Xuan Xi had disappeared for decades; could it be that she encountered some incredible opportunity or stroke of luck outside?

"Old Man Xuan Tai, who are you scolding?"

Hearing Xuan Tai Daoist's words, Xuan Xi said with displeasure.

This old fellow was relying on his seniority, taking advantage of the fact that he had lived longer than her to call her that all the time, which made Xuan Xi feel very unhappy.

"You little girl, you've been outside for decades, and your temper has only grown!"

Xuan Tai Daoist glanced at her upon hearing this, saying somewhat grumpily.

Xuan Xi was someone he had watched grow up, so it was perfectly acceptable for him to call her a little girl.

Not to mention this little girl, even her master back then was someone he had watched grow up.

As an old monster who had lived for countless years, almost everyone in the Eternal Sword Sect was basically his junior.

"Hmph, you old fogey who relies on his seniority, I can't be bothered with you!"

Hearing Xuan Tai Daoist's words, Xuan Xi snorted.

Although she felt very unhappy with Xuan Tai Daoist addressing her like that.

But no matter how unhappy she was with Xuan Tai Daoist, she couldn't do anything to him.

Xuan Tai Daoist wasn't Chu Jianqiu, someone she could just beat up whenever she wanted.

Even if her strength had greatly increased now, being dozens of times stronger than before her injury, she still wasn't confident in defeating this old fellow in front of her!

Because this old fellow was just too powerful.

She, the renowned Xuan Xi Sword Immortal, was actually just a slightly larger ant in front of existences like Xuan Tai Daoist.

Xuan Tai Daoist wouldn't need much effort to crush her.

The enormous gap between the Immortal Realm and the Profound Void Realm could be said to be an insurmountable chasm.

This huge divide was not so easily crossed.

Only Profound Void Realm experts could deal with Profound Void Realm experts.

If Immortal Realm martial artists wanted to deal with Profound Void Realm experts, they would have to use a large number of people to overwhelm them.

It was almost impossible for a lone Immortal Realm martial artist to fight against a Profound Void Realm expert across realms.

Hearing Xuan Xi's rude words, Xuan Tai Daoist wasn't angry.

He had watched this little girl grow up, so he knew her personality very well!

"Little Xuan Xi, why are you willing to come back now?" Xuan Tai Daoist looked at her and asked with a smile, "No matter how I tried to contact you before, you never responded! I even thought you had disappeared!"

"Hmph, you have the nerve to say that!" Xuan Xi said angrily upon hearing this, "How exactly was my whereabouts exposed back then, and who exactly was the mole who betrayed me? Have you investigated it clearly yet?"

"Uh… about that… I do have some leads…"

Xuan Tai Daoist said somewhat awkwardly upon hearing this.

As the Sect Leader of the Eternal Sword Sect, he hadn't noticed such a big problem within the Eternal Sword Sect, which was, without a doubt, a major dereliction of duty on his part.

Therefore, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when faced with Xuan Xi's questioning.

"Who is it?"

Xuan Xi stared at him and asked.

"I won't tell you for now, lest you ruin things!"

Xuan Tai Daoist waved his hand upon hearing this.

This little girl Xuan Xi, despite her usual cold and aloof fairy appearance, was someone he had watched grow up, and he knew her personality very well.

If he told her the truth now, with this girl's personality, she might not be able to help but draw her sword and chop that mole on the spot.

The things involved in this matter were too complicated.

Moreover, he had only just investigated a few leads and didn't have any conclusive evidence yet.

If this girl acted impulsively, it would inevitably ruin things.

"Old Man Xuan Tai, what do you mean? You don't trust me?"

Xuan Xi stared at him and gritted her teeth upon hearing this.

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that you act too impulsively." Xuan Tai Daoist shook his head and said, "The situation in the Southern Domain is very severe right now. Our Eternal Sword Sect has suffered extremely heavy losses in the great battle with the Dark Demon race. If this matter isn't handled well, it will only make our Eternal Sword Sect's situation even worse. It will cause the already low morale of our Eternal Sword Sect to suffer another heavy blow. Now, our confidence is very important, and we can't have infighting at this time. At least, we can't let the disciples of our Eternal Sword Sect think that our higher-ups are infighting!"

Hearing Xuan Tai Daoist's words, Xuan Xi couldn't help but fall silent.

She knew that Xuan Tai Daoist's words were very reasonable.

In the current situation, it was indeed not the time to clean up the traitors.

Because if this matter wasn't handled well, it would be an even greater blow to the already weakened morale of the Eternal Sword Sect.

At that time, with everyone in a state of panic, they would have even less confidence in resisting the invasion of the Dark Demon race.

"Old man, tell me the truth, and I promise you that I won't settle the score with him for now!"

After a long time, Xuan Xi looked up at Xuan Tai Daoist and said.

"Little Xuan Xi, don't be so anxious. When the time is right, I will naturally tell you when I should tell you!"

Xuan Tai Daoist smiled upon hearing this.