Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 75

Chapter 75: A Top-Tier Grandmaster Is Nothing More Than This

On the mountain path.

It was quiet.

There were no other passersby.

“Excuse me, I don’t even know who you are, how would I know what you’re talking about?”

Li Qian looked at the black-cloaked figure holding a saber, feigning a surprised expression.

“Hehe, you’ll find out.”

The black-cloaked figure chuckled.

As he spoke, he unexpectedly took off his black cloak.

Revealing a black mask covering the upper half of his face.

He carefully folded the black cloak and put it into a cloth bag, which he then slung over his shoulder.

Seeing this, Li Qian immediately understood that the black cloak must be a treasure, which is why the man cherished it so much, afraid of damaging it.

Suddenly, the man moved.

His entire body seemed to turn into a phantom, rushing towards Li Qian.

Swish!

A bright saber light flashed.

The sky seemed to be filled with falling snowflakes.

Each piece of dazzling snowflake landed on Li Qian.

It made him feel an inexplicable pain in his heart, as if countless small knives were cutting into him.

It wasn’t a physical sensation.

But a mental one.

Li Qian’s gaze fell upon the saber.

Not only was the black cloak likely a Divinely Forged Artifact.

The saber was also a Divinely Forged Artifact.

Otherwise, with the man’s mere Illusory Image Level Saber Intent, it wouldn’t be able to cause real pain in Li Qian’s spirit.

A bell rang in his mind, and the mental pain instantly disappeared.

Seeing the saber light approaching.

Li Qian abruptly drew his sword.

The sword came out like a dragon.

Along with a clang.

Saber and sword clashed and scraped.

Immediately after, the man’s body trembled, and a dazed look appeared in his eyes.

The next moment, the two figures crossed paths.

Li Qian turned his back to the man, sheathing the still spotless Sword Eighteen.

“Hea”

The man only uttered a single syllable before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

There was a bloody hole in his chest.

“Not a Half-Demon? A Top-Tier Grandmaster is nothing more than this.”

Li Qian shook his head.

This man’s cultivation must have reached the True Essence Realm Late Stage.

Unfortunately, the gap in Martial Intent was too great.

Even though the opponent had a Divinely Forged Saber, which he could use with his Saber Intent to injure one’s spirit.

Unfortunately, this level of mental attack couldn’t affect Li Qian at all.

After all, the Time Bell had strong mental defenses and could withstand a certain degree of Martial Intent attacks.

Li Qian only needed to use his Heartless Sword Intent to suppress the opponent’s Saber Intent, and then easily kill him with a single sword strike.

He walked over to the man’s corpse.

Using his scabbard, he nudged the body and picked up the cloth bag containing the black cloak.

And the saber.

He couldn’t use it himself, as he had comprehended Sword Intent.

But this kind of Divinely Forged Weapon was extremely precious. In an ordinary martial arts faction, it would definitely be a treasured artifact.

He searched the body again and found a smaller package containing bottles and jars.

Unfortunately, there was nothing to prove the man’s identity or background.

So far, Li Qian still didn’t know what kind of force this was.

Next, he threw the body into the nearby woods.

Burying it was impossible.

There were many wild beasts in the wilderness anyway, so why bother with burial when there was gastric disposal?

After doing all this, Li Qian returned to the main road, mounted his horse, and continued forward at a leisurely pace.

Except now there was an extra cloth bag on his horse’s back.

And a saber wrapped in cloth.

“In the future, I’ll have to be more cautious when going out on missions. But I can’t always be so passive, I need to come up with an effective solution.”

Li Qian thought to himself.

There were only two possibilities for his whereabouts being exposed this time.

One was that there was a spy from that force within Divine Sword Sect.

The second was that it was related to Thousand Feathers Pavilion.

The background of this kind of intelligence organization was often very complex, and it was possible that it had ties to that force.

Either way, he had to be more careful in the future.

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If that force had Celestial Beings and sent one after him, it would be troublesome.

Actually, the best solution was to throw out the Treasure Map and divert that force’s attention away from him.

It’s just that he had finally collected and deciphered the Treasure Map, and it felt a bit wasteful to give it up.

“Let’s go back to Divine Sword Sect and make a decision.”

Li Qian shook his head.

After riding for about an hour, he faintly heard the sound of horse hooves from behind.

Li Qian became alert.

But soon, his brows relaxed, and he looked back to see Pang Bai riding a fast horse catching up to him.

“Junior Brother Li, you really didn’t wait for me, I chased you for so long to catch up.”

Pang Bai complained a little.

“I was thinking about the safety of the Three-Leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng. Even if something happened to you, at least I could bring this back to the sect, right?”

Li Qian directly tossed the cloth bag containing the Three-Leaf Purple Spirit Ginseng over.

“Uh… Junior Brother Li, I don’t even know what to say to you.”

Pang Bai was speechless. After receiving the cloth bag, he didn’t even open it to check before slinging it over his shoulder. Suddenly, he noticed the extra cloth bag and the cloth-wrapped saber on Li Qian’s horse.

“Hey, Senior Brother Li, where did you get these? You didn’t have them before, did you?”

He asked curiously.

“Someone gave them to me on the way.”

Li Qian changed the subject, “Senior Brother Pang, did you find anything?”

“Junior Brother Li, I actually did. According to what I heard, those Mysterious Netherworld Sect martial artists are going to Dream Cloud Marsh in Lanxi County. I heard they’ve already sent out many batches of martial artists these days.”

Pang Bai said.

“Dream Cloud Marsh in Lanxi County, isn’t that the place where there was a conflict with our Divine Sword Sect Inner Sect Disciples before?”

Li Qian asked in surprise.

“Yes, I guess something big must have happened at Dream Cloud Marsh in Lanxi County. Maybe our Divine Sword Sect is going to war with Mysterious Netherworld Sect!”

Pang Bai said excitedly.

Li Qian was speechless. If the two sects were really going to war, why was he so excited?

What he hoped for most now was that there wouldn’t be any major conflicts in Divine Sword Sect.

If Divine Sword Sect wasn’t stable, how could he peacefully cultivate at the Time Bell Pavilion?

Li Qian and Pang Bai returned to Divine Sword Sect in the afternoon two days later.

“Senior Brother Pang, remember to let me know when the Life-Gathering Pill is ready.”

After handing over the mission with Pang Bai at the Mission Hall, Li Qian reminded him as they parted ways.

“Don’t worry, Junior Brother Li, I won’t forget. I’ll make sure to deliver it to you.”

Pang Bai said confidently.

Returning to the Time Bell Pavilion, Li Qian saw Liu Ming feeding beef cubes to the young eagle.

“Senior Brother Li.”

Hearing footsteps, Liu Ming turned around and hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Li Qian nodded and walked over, looking at the young eagle that had grown a bit bigger and healthier. It seemed that Liu Ming had taken good care of it these past few days.

Entering the Bell Tower, Li Qian put away the things he had brought back, then went up to the top of the tower to check the hourglass.

As soon as the Shen Hour arrived, he struck the Time Bell.

Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong.

Six clear bell tolls rang out.

Bathed in the bell sounds, Li Qian felt refreshed, and the True Qi in his body became extremely active.

The Sword Intent True Seed next to the shadow of the Time Bell in his mind trembled, as if it had been parched for a long time and finally encountered rain.

It felt so good to be back at the Time Bell Pavilion.

Li Qian let out a long breath, immediately drew Sword Eighteen, and started cultivating.

Martial Melody Peak.

After returning to Divine Sword Sect, Pang Bai immediately gave the materials for refining the Life-Gathering Pill to a senior alchemist in the Alchemy Workshop.

That alchemist had refined Life-Gathering Pills a long time ago.

At this moment, someone came to his residence.

“Junior Brother Pang.”

It was a middle-aged man in blue, his right sleeve hanging down and swaying in the wind.

He had obviously lost an arm.

But strangely, he carried two swords on his back.

However, one of the swords was connected by a chain, the other end wrapped around his body.

“Senior Brother Gu?”

Pang Bai was surprised to see the visitor, “Why are you here?”

This Senior Brother Gu was more than ten years older than him and had participated in the True Disciple Selection before. He was definitely a person of exceptional talent, but he had lost an arm in a battle.

Originally, this Senior Brother Gu practiced a Dual Sword Technique, but after losing an arm, he couldn’t use it anymore.

However, this Senior Brother Gu was also a man of strong will and determination. He actually managed to create a new Dual Sword Technique based on the original one, suitable for himself.