"Shi Yuan, please take my plate and ask the elders to come out." Blade Emperor thought for a while, then took out a golden token and handed it to Shi Yuan.
Before the Elder arrived, the Saber Emperor asked Lei Ao some questions about the mortal world. For example, who else was in the family and how their relationship was with their neighbors. All of these things were truthfully answered by Lei Ao.
He knew that the blade faction would definitely send people to investigate, hiding it would only bring trouble to himself. The Blade Emperor saw that he could not get any answers, and his expression became more satisfied.
"Shi Yuan, you brat, how dare you disturb my closed door cultivation. If nothing happened, be careful of me pulling your bones out."
There were seven in total, all of them old men with white hair. Their appearances were very ordinary, but each of them emitted a sharp aura, as sharp as a knife, causing Lei Ao to feel as if he was sitting on pins and needles, desperately pushing his energy to resist.
"What business does the Sect Leader have with us? Did those bastards from the Tyrant Sword Pavilion attack him? This old man will go and kill them right now. "
The one who spoke was the rough voice from before. When Lei Ao heard this, he was secretly flabbergasted. This old fellow was so thin that only skin and bones remained. It seemed that he had stepped into a coffin, yet his temper was so explosive.
"Hehe, it has nothing to do with the Tyrant Sword Pavilion. Elder Bai, please do not be impatient. However, everyone should restrain themselves. Don't scare the little children."
The Blade Emperor smiled and released an imposing manner to help Lei Ao resist the pressure.
"Sovereign, who is this person?" An elder asked.
"His name is Lei Ao, he's the new seedling that Hall Master Shi has found. His cultivation base is very deep, I'm sure that all the elders here are able to see through his cultivation." What I want to say is, a year ago, this child was a mortal without true energy. "
How was this possible?!
The expressions of the seven Elders were the same as those of the leaders of the various sects; they all had expressions of disbelief.
"He had some fortuitous encounters …" The Saber Emperor recounted the story of Lei Ao and made it clear that he wanted to take Lei Ao as his direct disciple.
Putting aside the matter of the Sovereign taking in a disciple, the group of elders became interested in Lei Ao. One after another, they walked over to touch and pinch him, their mouths clicking as they praised: "Good bone root, good talent."
The meaning behind his words was that he wanted to snatch Lei Ao's disciple from the grand master's hands. Regarding the matter of the sect master taking in Lei Ao as his disciple, he didn't even mention a word.
"Hmph, how could there be so many fortuitous encounters in the world? In my opinion, this kid is definitely a spy sent by the Tyrant Sword Pavilion."
It was unknown how that White Elder disliked Lei Ao, but without any warning, he had already sent out a slash that was over half a meter long.
F * ck, this damned old fogey. Lei Ao was greatly shocked and frantically rolled to the side. Dao Mu brushed past his back and almost split him into two, scaring him to the point where he was covered in cold sweat.
"Eh? You actually dodged it, let's see how many of your moves you can dodge. "
Elder Bai was slightly surprised. Ignoring his status, Dao Xu continuously flew out from his hands, forcing Lei Ao to jump up and down. In his heart, he scolded the thirty-six generations of his ancestors.
"You're quite capable. Let's see how you will dodge this move." Elder Bai moved both his hands together and actually slashed out two blades at the same time, blocking Lei Ao's direction of dodging.
"Damn you, old bastard! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!" Seeing that he had nowhere to run, Lei Ao immediately became ruthless. With a flip of his palm, he executed the unpracticed Great Sky Falling Palm Art.
In this kind of life or death situation, he did not have the mood to guess why this Elder Bai attacked him, nor did he have the time to think about why the others didn't stop him.
As a result, he no longer had the time to conceal his identity. It was better to reveal his secret than to be killed on the spot.
When the Great Sky Falling Palm Imprint appeared, the entire hall grew dark. Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, Lei Ao's palm turned into a size of half a meter, easily shattering the two sabers that Elder Bai sent out, before slamming heavily onto the ground. The violent tremors nearly caused the entire hall to collapse.
"This... What technique is this?! "
The faces of all the elders paled a little. They had clearly been subdued by this move. A hand print that was half a foot wide was left on the ground and sunk almost half a foot deep into the ground.
It had to be known that Lei Ao only had the power of the 3rd level of the Dao Enlightenment. If someone like them were to display it, wouldn't that person be able to break the Sky Blade into two?
Amidst the surprise, there were also questions. Even the Saber Emperor who was greeting Lei Ao smilingly frowned. If Lei Ao was able to use a move that he had learned before, then what he said earlier about having no master was a bit untrue.
The Sect Leader could tell that Lei Ao had not displayed the true essence of this move at all when he used it. The power of this move was not as simple as it looked now. However, after searching through his memories, he couldn't recall any sect that had such powerful martial arts.
"This move... "What's your name?" The sect head was no longer looking at Lei Ao with the kind eyes from before.
"Sect leader, everyone has their own secret, I truly want to join the blade faction, and I also do not have a master, do you believe me or not? Since you do not want to accept me, then I will leave."
Lei Ao did not reply to the Saber Emperor's question. He knew that revealing the secret had raised suspicions and there was no hope for him to acknowledge someone as his master. There was no point in continuing to stay.
"Hmph, if you don't make things clear today, don't even think about leaving." Elder Bai's figure appeared beside Lei Ao in a flash, his right hand formed a claw as he swiped at Lei Ao's forehead.
Earlier, it was just a test. Even if Lei Ao couldn't avoid it, the sect head and the other elders wouldn't have watched him fall into the trap. However, Lei Ao couldn't help but reveal his thoughts. This time, the White Elder moved in earnest. His attacks and strength were much heavier than before.
"If you want to kill me, don't even think about it."
Lei Ao's face was filled with anger. All of this was caused by this damned fellow. Since there was no other way, he might as well go all out.
Although he did not have the ability to fly over Heavenly Saber Peak, he had Blood Saber and Phoenix, these two trump cards. Even if he were to die, he had to drag them to the very end.
"Stop."
Just as Lei Ao was about to summon his blood saber, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded out from outside the hall. Immediately after, his vision blurred and another old man with fluttering white hair appeared in front of him.
Although this old man also had white hair and a beard, his face was rosy and he had a very robust build. His eyes exuded an overbearing aura that even the sect head could not compare to.
Furthermore, the moment he appeared, the sect master and the elders all revealed extremely shocked expressions. They all lowered their heads and respectfully addressed him as Senior Skyblade.
Old man Skyblade looked at Lei Ao with a complicated expression, which caused the hairs on the bottom of Lei Ao's heart to stand. Just as he wanted to hide, he suddenly sighed and said, "With your strength, you were actually able to leave that damn place safely."
Lei Ao was shocked, he panicked and asked: "What did you say? I don't know what the hell is going on. "
Heavenly Saber Old Man Lei Ao did not care about that. He turned around and said to Saber Emperor, "Sect Master, this old man intends to take this child as a disciple. I hope Sect Master will love him."
"This …" The Saber Emperor hesitated before replying, "Senior wishes to accept a disciple, so this junior naturally wouldn't object. It's just that I haven't found out where this child comes from …"
"No need for further investigation." The Heavenly Saber Elder interrupted the Saber Emperor. "What he said earlier was not false, it was just a concealment of some fortuitous encounters. For example, the technique that you just used. This kind of life-saving move is not something that anyone would casually say. You guys are testing it too hard. "
"Senior's teachings are correct." Elder Bai lowered his head. That fiery temper of his was as gentle and obedient as a rabbit to old man Skyblade.
"If that's the case, then I'll take him away. You don't need to make a fuss about it. Three years from now, I'll let him return to the sect."
After the old man finished speaking, he said that it didn't matter if Lei Ao agreed or not. With a wave of his sleeve, the old man brought him away from the great hall towards a distant mountain peak.
"Hu. He's finally gone."
After the old man left, the Saber Emperor and the elders all revealed expressions of relief. Their strength was so strong that even at their level, they were still oppressed by the formless might to the point that they were unable to breathe.
"Strange, Senior Skyblade hasn't left Absolute Saber Cliff for over a thousand years, right? Why did you suddenly come out of seclusion this time? " An elder said.
"It's been over a thousand and three hundred years. Ever since he went out on a tour and came back with a serious injury, he has never left Absolute Saber Cliff. I never expected that he would be alarmed this time."
The Saber Emperor had a face full of regret. The Heavenly Saber Sect's seniority was extremely high, and even he, the Sect Leader, was a disciple in front of him.