The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1770: Chapter 1867: The Frustrated Taoist Sect

"This is indeed very possible." Fang Lin nodded. In his view, it was indeed possible that Zhang Wenze was holding something back, but even if he was, he probably wouldn’t be able to hide it for long.

Sure enough, although Zhang Wenze consecutively defeated eight swordsmen, the swordsman who challenged him next was completely different in strength from the previous eight. He found a way to break Zhang Wenze’s sword moves, rendering Zhang Wenze’s continuous and interlocking sword moves powerless.

Zhang Wenze immediately chose to change his moves, bringing out his true strength to defeat this ninth challenger.

But in doing so, Zhang Wenze had already showcased all his strength. The swordsmen who challenged him next were bound to have a greater assurance of defeating Zhang Wenze.

When Zhang Wenze defeated eleven swordsmen, he finally lost to one and was regretfully eliminated.

However, even though Zhang Wenze lost, he made a remarkable impression in this Sword Head evaluation, showing everyone the strength of an independent swordsman and proving that they are not inferior to sect swordsmen.

Especially some forces from Ling Country were determined to win over Zhang Wenze, considering it a waste not to recruit such a formidable independent swordsman.

The swordsman who defeated Zhang Wenze and became the second new challenger on the Ask Sword Platform was from the Seven Seas Taoist Sect. He had a jade-like face, wore a starry robe, appeared youthful, and wielded a jade sword with a graceful glow.

This Taoist swordsman, with the Taoist name Fachenzi, after defeating Zhang Wenze, directly challenged three swordsmen from the Sky Swallowing Palace.

At this, expressions among the other swordsmen became quite colorful, and forces from all sides were secretly observing the attitudes of the three from Sky Swallowing Palace.

Challenging the Sky Swallowing Palace swordsmen by name was quite audacious. Fachenzi’s words were also extremely cutting, saying that if the Sky Swallowing Palace swordsmen lacked the courage to step forward, they should leave at once without embarrassing themselves here.

This surprised everyone even more, with many secretly wondering if Fachenzi had gone mad, to provoke the Sky Swallowing Palace in such a manner? Was he not afraid of the Sky Swallowing Palace’s experts taking action in anger, potentially striking him dead on the spot?

It must be known that the Sky Swallowing Palace did not just send three swordsmen this time; even the Hall Master was present among the vast mountains, a true Immortal-level expert. If provoked, not even the Sealing Sword Pavilion might be able to hold them back.

Even though this was the territory of the Sealing Sword Pavilion, everyone knew that the Sky Swallowing Palace was not inferior to it in power. By making a scene here and provoking the Sky Swallowing Palace, it was likely that even if the Sky Swallowing Palace refrained, the masters of the Sealing Sword Pavilion would be extremely irritated with Fachenzi, feeling that he was intentionally stirring trouble and attempting to drag the Sealing Sword Pavilion into an inexplicable dispute.

Fachenzi was completely unaware that he had become a laughingstock in the eyes of many and continued to provoke, casting a scornful gaze at the three from Jian Angxing.

The three from Jian Angxing had yet to react, but Dugu Nian could no longer hold back.

"How dare you speak such bluster in front of this hall! How many lives does your Taoist Sect have to be buried with you, this ant?" Dugu Nian angrily shouted.

Boom!!!

A palm impression flew directly toward the Ask Sword Platform, it was Dugu Nian who struck, with no intention of holding back, and this palm contained nearly her full strength.

No one expected the temper of the Hall Master of the Sky Swallowing Palace to be so explosive, directly attacking Fachenzi on the Ask Sword Platform. It seemed that if this palm landed on the platform, both Fachenzi and the entire platform would be obliterated.

Fachenzi was also caught off guard by the Hall Master’s audacity, daring to take action on the Sealing Sword Pavilion’s territory. He was dumbfounded for a moment and only thought to escape when the palm was near.

It was a joke; although Fachenzi was a sword dao powerhouse of the Supreme Palace of the Taoist Sect, he was only at the peak level of Minor Longevity, not yet reaching Great Longevity. If he took on this palm from the Hall Master of the Sky Swallowing Palace, he would surely die on the spot, even with ten lives.

Just when Fachenzi was at the brink of life and death, the Pavilion Master of the Sealing Sword Pavilion finally intervened, sending a Sword Qi to block Dugu Nian’s palm.

Boom!!!

The clash between palm force and Sword Qi reverberated, and the Pavilion Master waved his hand repeatedly to ensure the shockwave did not harm the innocent.

This still left the surrounding forces quite frightened, with some even turning to flee. Fortunately, they didn’t, otherwise, it would have been quite embarrassing.

"Hall Master, please restrain your thunderous wrath," said the Pavilion Master.

Dugu Nian pointed at Fachenzi on the Ask Sword Platform, "If he dares to disrespect or provoke anyone from my Sky Swallowing Palace again, I will ensure every Taoist Sect member here is annihilated."

These words immediately changed the expressions of the Taoist Sect members present; some were angry, others fearful.

Although factions from the Nine Countries also held respect for the Sky Swallowing Palace, seeing the Hall Master’s imposing stance, they couldn’t help but approve. This is how the three sects should be treated, preventing them from being so arrogant here in the Nine Countries. Do they truly believe the Nine Countries has no one of their own?

At least from the perspective of the Nine Countries’ forces, however mysterious and formidable the Sky Swallowing Palace might be, it was still a force of the Nine Countries, aligned with them when dealing with the three sects.

"Taoist Sect friends, please exercise restraint," the Pavilion Master also addressed those of the Taoist Sect, lightly yet with an underlying warning.

This left the Taoist Sect members feeling both aggrieved and helpless. It was clearly the Sky Swallowing Palace that acted first to show power; why were they, the Taoist Sect, the ones facing threats in the end?

Though they understood the Pavilion Master’s position; it wasn’t that he didn’t wish to caution the Sky Swallowing Palace, but that he simply couldn’t. The Sky Swallowing Palace had no fear of the Sealing Sword Pavilion. Both stood as colossal presences in the Nine Countries; neither could truly constrain the other.

Since the Sealing Sword Pavilion couldn’t restrain the Sky Swallowing Palace, it could only address the Taoist Sect. After all, why provoke the Sky Swallowing Palace here, on the Sealing Sword Pavilion’s turf? Wasn’t this pure troublemaking?

"Fachenzi, control yourself!" An old man from the Supreme Palace reprimanded him sharply; he was Fachenzi’s master.

Faced with this, Fachenzi appeared sullen but had no choice but to comply, yet his gaze was still provocatively fixed on the three from Jian Angxing.

Jian Angxing took a step, intending to enter the Ask Sword Platform, but Cao Xuesheng stepped in first.

"Let him make the first move; let’s wait a bit longer," Nangong Shoujian said with a smile.

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