The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 270 - 269: The Imperial Emperor Sword?

Chapter 270: Chapter 269: The Imperial Emperor Sword?

"After the Southern Ghost Tomb comes to an end, I will make a trip to the Immortal King Hall," Ye Xuan said calmly.

"Huh? You’re going to join the Immortal King Hall?" The three venerable ancestors were all suddenly startled.

Ye Xuan was now considered a treasure of the Emperor Immortal Sect. If Ye Xuan were to leave, it would be a tremendous blow to the sect.

Ye Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "Joining is out of the question; when the time comes, I will go to them to request a person."

Joining the Immortal King Hall was an impossibility.

In a distant era, the Immortal King Hall had also invited him to join, only at the time his condition was very poor, so he declined, but he still had a profound relationship with the Immortal King Hall.

Although countless ages had passed, Ye Xuan believed that there surely must still be someone in charge at the Immortal King Hall, to whom he could go and request a person when the time came.

The Emperor Immortal Sect had everything prepared; the only thing missing was a wise mentor to provide guidance.

But Ye Xuan had his own business to attend to. After the Southern Ghost Tomb, he would leave the Emperor Immortal Sect to venture into the outside world.

By then, there would be no one to provide guidance to the Emperor Immortal Sect.

Therefore, Ye Xuan had long considered the Immortal King Hall.

In the current age, when it came to the teaching of disciples, the Immortal King Hall was definitely one of the foremost entities.

Even though the Immortal King Hall was now in a retired state, during its glorious years, more than a few invincible individuals had emerged from its ranks.

This was something that Ye Xuan was acutely aware of.

So, seeking a teacher from the Immortal King Hall to guide the Emperor Immortal Sect was a wise move.

Of course, Ye Xuan actually had even better candidates in mind, however they were too far away, and with his current strength, there was no way for him to seek them out.

The Immortal King Hall had retired to the Southern Domain, and it would be fitting to visit them after the conclusion of the Southern Ghost Tomb.

"Going to the Immortal King Hall to request a person?"

The three ancestors were somewhat puzzled.

"Does our sect have someone there?"

They were somewhat baffled by Ye Xuan’s intentions.

"No," Ye Xuan said with a slight shake of his head, "Can you tell what the Emperor Immortal Sect is lacking the most right now?"

"Obviously, what’s lacking is strong power," the ancestor who spoke less replied instinctively.

Zhou Chaolong, however, pondered and said, "It should be a stable space for development."

Ye Xuan said nothing but looked toward the most ancient of the ancestors.

The most ancient ancestor fell silent for a long moment before finally saying, "What’s lacking is an enlightened master."

"You’re right," Ye Xuan said with a slight smile.

"Are you saying you intend to go to the Immortal King Hall to request a wise master?" Zhou Chaolong asked, surprised.

"Of course," Ye Xuan nodded in affirmation.

"What will you do?" another ancestor frowned and asked.

They really couldn’t imagine what Ye Xuan could do to persuade the Immortal King Hall to send an enlightened master to guide the Emperor Immortal Sect.

Ye Xuan pointed to his own head and smiled, "We’ll talk about that when the time comes."

The three ancestors were at a loss for words.

They had listened to Ye Xuan speaking so enthusiastically and thought he had already figured everything out, yet this was his answer.

Of course, Ye Xuan’s method was not something he could simply tell them.

"Let’s talk about the Immortal King Hall later. Didn’t you come to find me for other matters as well?" Ye Xuan said, changing the subject.

"Zihuang, have you comprehended the Emperor Dao?" the most ancient ancestor asked, turning to Ye Xuan with a piercing gaze as if he could see through the void itself.

"Shouldn’t you be asking him about that?" Ye Xuan replied, as if it were none of his concern.

About Zhou Zihuang cultivating the Emperor Dao, Ye Xuan had made an agreement with him that only the two of them would know, and if anyone else in the sect learned about it, they could only say that it was through the comprehension of remnants.

The three ancestors, with their unfathomable strength, clearly sensed something.

However, Ye Xuan naturally wouldn’t tell them that Zhou Zihuang had already obtained the complete Cultivation Technique of the first volume of the Emperor Dao.

This matter, as long as Ye Xuan and Zhou Zihuang kept silent, was absolutely unknown to others.

Even if Zhou Zihuang were to use it, no one could discern its true nature.

Because the Emperor Dao had been lost for too long, even the three ancestors could only ascertain that the power Zhou Zihuang wielded belonged to the Emperor Dao, but they could not confirm whether it was indeed the true Emperor Dao.

"After he went with you to the old Emperor Palace, he came back and went into seclusion until now," Zhou Chaolong said, looking at Ye Xuan with suspicion.

Ye Xuan rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "Didn’t you also stay here ever since you returned from the Wansheng Mountain Arena?"

Zhou Chaolong was taken aback and did not speak any further.

The most ancient ancestor said sternly, "Ye Xuan, we know you were chosen by the Great Ancestor, and you carry many secrets, but the matter of the Emperor Dao is of great importance; we hope you are not hiding anything."

"Why would I conceal this?" Ye Xuan said irritably, "You can ask my father-in-law about it when the time comes."

Seeing Ye Xuan seemingly unaware, the three elder ancestors exchanged a glance, filled with skepticism.

In fact, they suspected Ye Xuan knew.

But the way Ye Xuan behaved suggested he was clueless about the matter.

Yet they knew all too well, Ye Xuan was extremely cunning, definitely not as simple as he appeared.

Even if Ye Xuan acted as if he knew nothing, they remained doubtful.

However, without Ye Xuan’s confession, they had no way of verifying.

"Forget it, we’ll ask Zhou Zihuang about it later," Zhou Chaolong sighed helplessly.

"That’s more like it," Ye Xuan replied with a faint smile.

Seeing this, their suspicion deepened, but they could not make Ye Xuan speak.

Moreover, the matter involved Zhou Zihuang, so it was not necessarily bad.

With this in mind, they did not dwell further on the issue.

"Is there anything else? If not, I’m going to practice alchemy," Ye Xuan said, looking at the three of them.

His intuition told him that these three old fellows definitely had other matters to discuss.

Upon hearing his words, all three adopted a solemn expression, set up a barrier with a wave of their hands, and then turned their attention to Ye Xuan.

Seeing their serious demeanor, Ye Xuan knew the matter must be significant.

"Ye Xuan, our original plan was for you to take the disciples of Emperor Immortal Sect to the Southern Ghost Tomb to broaden their horizons. However, on the last day of your lecture, we sensed the aura of the Imperial Emperor Sword," said the most ancient of the elder ancestors, with utmost seriousness.

"The Imperial Emperor Sword?" Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed into slits, and a flicker of murderous intent passed through his mind.

In that instant, he thought of the ruler of Emperor’s Burial Ground.

The Imperial Emperor Sword was the personal weapon of Lie Tian Great Emperor, but it vanished without a trace after he entered the Emperor’s Burial Ground with Xuanyuan Sword Emperor and others.

Now, was the Imperial Emperor Sword about to reappear in the world?

Could there be some hidden conspiracy?

Ye Xuan’s thoughts raced.

"The Imperial Emperor Sword is the weapon of our ancestor, Lie Tian Great Emperor, possessing the might to cleave heavens and sunder earth. If we could retrieve it, it would be of monumental significance to our Emperor Immortal Sect!"

The three elder ancestors did not notice Ye Xuan’s change in expression, still assuming he was unaware of the Imperial Emperor Sword, so they took the initiative to explain.

"The Imperial Emperor Sword is in the Southern Ghost Tomb?" Ye Xuan frowned.

"Judging by the aura that was transmitted that day, it should be," Zhou Chaolong replied with a grave tone.

"How did you feel it?" Ye Xuan asked the three.

If even he hadn’t sensed it, why could Zhou Chaolong and the others?

"On that day, as you were lecturing and the heavens and earth resonated, we set up a barrier to prevent any anomaly from being perceived by others," said the most ancient elder ancestor.

Ye Xuan suddenly understood.

If that was the case, it was indeed likely he had not noticed.

While lecturing, he himself would enter a kind of trance-like state, and if the three elder ancestors had established a barrier, it was normal not to detect it.

But was that truly the aura of the Imperial Emperor Sword?

Ye Xuan couldn’t help but be skeptical.

The Imperial Emperor Sword couldn’t possibly end up in a place like the Southern Ghost Tomb.

Although the Southern Ghost Tomb was renowned in the Southern Domain as a very extraordinary Secret Realm,

to Ye Xuan, it was just an ordinary little secret realm, nothing significant.

Logically, the Imperial Emperor Sword shouldn’t appear there.

"Describe that aura to me, so I can judge for myself," Ye Xuan pondered.

"Hmm?" All three elder ancestors were slightly taken aback.

"You know the aura of the Imperial Emperor Sword?" Zhou Chaolong raised an eyebrow.

Ye Xuan nodded slightly, "I’ve dreamed of it before."

The three elder ancestors: "..."

"Go on, tell me," urged Ye Xuan.

The excuse of an ancestral master appearing in a dream was infallible.

Zhou Chaolong and the others could not find any flaws.

Left with no choice, they went on to describe the aura they perceived that day.

After listening to the description from the three elder ancestors, Ye Xuan was silent for quite a while.

"The aura you felt, it probably wasn’t the Imperial Emperor Sword, but..."

"The Divine Sun Sword!"