The Holy Elder slowly shook his head. His gaze then shifted to the beautiful woman, whose face had turned very pale. There was gentleness in his gaze, in stark contrast to the power emanating from his body. “You don’t need to be afraid; I just want to ask. Who rented room 421? In my inn, everyone who stays must state their name and age. So you, as the keeper, surely know that?” the Holy Elder asked in a very gentle tone. His voice was like the flow of a calm river, vastly different from the energy pressure enveloping this room. “Ma—master, the person who rented room 421 is a young man. His name is Tian Xiao; he is 39 years old,” the woman replied nervously. Her voice was almost drowned out by the tremor in her body. “Tian Xiao? 39 years old?” The Holy Elder looked at all the Grand Elders sitting before him. His gaze swept over them one by one. “Have you ever heard of a very talented young man named Tian Xiao in the Heavenly Sword Galaxy?” “Holy Elder, we have never heard of him,”

The four protective elders immediately knelt before one of the middle-aged men sitting on the main throne. His face wasn't particularly handsome but showed a terrifying sharpness. The middle-aged man's clothes were very simple, not different from an ordinary person's. However, even wearing simple clothes, his noble aura couldn't be hidden. The aura of power emanating from his body felt like invisible sword blades continuously scratching the space and time around him. The air around him seemed to vibrate slowly, as if adapting to the rhythm of his will. Without having to move at all. The protective elders, who had initially wanted to ask about the phenomenon that occurred, held back. The reason was that the man sitting on the main throne felt different; his aura became even more terrifying. “Congratulations to the Emperor for successfully making a breakthrough, becoming a 15th-rank Supreme God Emperor,” the protective elders said in unison, their voices trembling from an invisible

This breakthrough truly surprised him. Xiao Tian wanted to try building his foundation first after many breakthroughs, if he wanted, he could break through to Immortal God as well, because he lacked no resources. But he held it back, the reason was clear, he did not want to cut off his future. However, this breakthrough, even though it was two ranks at once, did not affect his foundation, instead it strengthened it. “I have trained all night, now it is time to rest,” he said, in a soft tone but containing deep satisfaction. That gentle voice settled in the air, mixed with the aroma of finely cut leaves, remnants of last night’s training that had shaken the sky. Xiao Tian went to his inn, his steps relaxed, but his eyes still held the sharpness after piercing through an unbelievable limit. He did not know at this moment, outside his inn there were already several people ready to call him. Those people were none other than the Holy Elders of the Heavenly Sword Sacred House, the owner

Xiao Tian felt amazed by such a regulation. Usually, rules were just rules, even the ones who broke the law were the ones who made the law itself. “So, in the Heavenly Sword Sacred House there are still many people with integrity,” said Xiao Tian, his voice soft yet containing deep appreciation. “That is the way to maintain peace in the Sacred House. Because the Sacred House is not a Clan, where the Clan passes down the position of Patriarch to the children of the Clan head, and so on. The Heavenly Sword Sacred House was founded by the strongest sword experts of the ancient era. Whoever wants to be the next Patriarch cannot rely on their father’s status, everything must depend on themselves. If not like that, peace cannot be maintained, because almost everyone has the ambition to become a leader. If there is the slightest flaw, it will collapse immediately.” Hua Jingmi’s gaze at that time was directed straight at Xiao Tian, as if to make sure that each of her words was truly unders

Zhuang Ho shook his head helplessly. “At first I intended to take that child as my disciple. With his talent that could make the 14 sword pillars in Heavenly Sword City all light up, even attracting billions of swords from all the cultivators present, he could have been my pride and brought glory to my name. Who would have thought, that child’s status was too terrifying, even the Protector Elder personally gave a warning.” Zhuang Ho’s old voice sounded powerless. One of the Great Elders who sat two seats away from Zhuang Ho slightly lifted his head, but his gaze still did not dare to go too far. “Holy Elder, could it be that the Protector Elder deliberately tried to scare us?” he asked cautiously. His tone sounded wary, but it was clear he did not fully believe that someone—whoever they were—could make the Sacred House not dare to make a move. “There is no need for the Protector Elder to try to scare us. If she said such a thing, it means that child’s status is truly not simple. So