Eternal Saber

Chuansi City.

The Military Lord of Chuansi Country, Shen Che, stayed up all night, with a letter laid out on the table.

This day, after all, has come.

The contents of the letter were simple; the Three Nations of Beihai Country, Amaterasu Country, and Moon Night Country allied and issued a final ultimatum to him.

They demanded that he immediately go to the Old Capital in the Celestial Cauldron Continent to attend a meeting.

Otherwise, the three nations will unite and attack Chuansi Country.

Ming Yue Wanderer had been missing for more than a year.

Although previously, Ming Yue Wanderer would occasionally disappear for a period, he would reappear shortly after.

This time, however, there was no news at all.

Shen Che had a premonition that something had happened to Ming Yue Wanderer!

So, he had sent his daughter Shen Yu ahead to Nanxia to avoid danger.

After the Continent Lord of Celestial Cauldron Continent died, it split into four nations, dividing up its sixty-six cities.

Beihai Country, Amaterasu Country, and Moon Night Country each have Divine Artifact inheritances.

Beihai Country also has Donglai Continent’s Mystic Master as a backing, occupying thirty-one cities.

Amaterasu Country occupies fourteen cities, and Moon Night Country occupies twelve cities.

Chuansi Country occupies the fewest, with only nine cities.

On one hand, lacking Divine Artifact inheritance, its influence is not as strong as the other three nations.

On the other hand, the previous Military Lord was assassinated by the Hidden Sect.

Chuansi Country could establish a stalemate with the three nations, largely due to relying on Ming Yue Wanderer over the years.

The Military Lords of the other three nations are all Grandmasters in strength.

Shen Che is only a Second Grade Innate.

And Ming Yue Wanderer is a Grandmaster.

Years of war have led to a sharp reduction in the population of the Celestial Cauldron Continent, with each of the four nations having a Grandmaster stationed, but continuing this way will only cause great harm to all four nations’ Primordial Qi.

Under these circumstances, the four nations signed a hundred-year ceasefire agreement at the Old Capital more than a decade ago.

Under such a background, the Old Capital Genius Battle was born.

And now, the disappearance of Ming Yue Wanderer has broken the balance among the four nations.

With Ming Yue Wanderer absent, Chuansi Country cannot possibly withstand the allied forces of the Three Nations.

By then, not only will Chuansi Country perish, but countless people will die on the battlefield.

Shen Che has no choice but to go to the Old Capital to negotiate with the Three Kingdoms Military Master.

"Big brother, when are we leaving, you thought all night and still haven’t figured it out?"

Someone pushed the door open impatiently, urging him.

The person was Shen Jin, Shen Che’s fourth brother.

This fourth brother of his had no real ability but was eager for the position of Military Lord, hoping for his own child to inherit it.

Shen Che only has one daughter.

If Shen Yu takes over as Military Lord, Chuansi Country will inevitably fall into the hands of outsiders, so it would be better to pass it to his son.

For this, two years ago, Shen Jin even contacted the Shadow Tower to assassinate Shen Yu on the Hermit Continent.

Shen Che looked at his useless fourth brother, feeling both angry and disappointed, and said with a cold smile, "You seem urgent."

"Big brother, I’ve told you before," Shen Jin said, "Beihai Country is strong, plus they have Donglai Continent as backing. It’s better to side with them, so we can continue managing this land of Chuansi."

"Now look, they’re coming at us, talk about foresight, you’re far worse than me."

Shen Che mocked with a laugh, "Fourth brother, how can you be so naive? If we submit to Beihai Country, do you really think they will let you continue as the lord of Chuansi?"

"Without our own power, how do we avenge those Hermits?"

Shen Jin snorted, saying, "Just because you can’t doesn’t mean I can’t!"

Feeling restless at heart, Shen Che didn’t want to argue further, and said, "Let’s leave now, to the Old Capital!"

"What about that Ming Yue Wanderer, take him along," Shen Jin said with a laugh.

Shen Che’s face remained stern and he did not speak.

Shen Jin snorted, "I told you long ago, those from Divine Land aren’t reliable! Last time, there was that Lonely Goose Saber, Father saved him only to be assassinated by the Hidden Sect."

"And then there was that Murong Haitang, he made quite a scene at the Genius Battle, and what trouble has he caused us?"

Mentioning Chen Tang made Shen Jin angry.

After all, his son Yuanjie had painstakingly gathered the Eight Great Vajra, only for them to be dismantled by Chen Tang with just a few moves.

Yuanjie was so scared he wet his pants, losing all face.

Shen Jin continued, "That guy even dared to say that the various martial arts schools of Celestial Cauldron Continent were trash! He even forced Moonlit Night Tairou to death, defeating Murakumo Kyo and Amaterasu Chizuru, embarrassing the three nations, can this end peacefully?"

"Plus, when they chased after him later, the warships of Beihai Country and Moon Night Country were smashed by the East Sea Giant Demon, causing numerous casualties."

"If you ask me, the reason the three-nation alliance is tearing up the ceasefire agreement to come after us is all because of the trouble stirred up by that Murong Haitang!"

Shen Che shook his head, saying, "When Murong Haitang stood upon the turbulent seas and commanded the East Sea Giant Demon, what a sight that was, in the minds of the people of Celestial Cauldron Continent, it was like the Sea God had descended."

"In these two years, many people have been flooding into Chuansi Country because of the influence he brought."

Shen Jin said, "So, the three nations cannot tolerate this happening! Basically, isn’t it the trouble he caused? He just left us holding the bag."

Shen Che remained silent.

The sudden alliance of the three nations to move against Chuansi Country surely had this as one of the reasons.

The major influence of Beihai, Murakumo, and Moon Night in Celestial Cauldron Continent was largely due to the legend of the Three Great Divine Artifacts.

Two years ago, a deity emerged here in Chuansi Country!

Even purportedly the legendary Sea God Susa, which far outweighed the impact of any Divine Artifact.

Talents from across Celestial Cauldron Continent were drawn here, with far fewer going to the three other nations.

And, coupled with the fearsome power Chen Tang displayed at the Genius Battle in the Old Capital, it was as though he swept everything before him.

Under the brilliance of these halos, Celestial Cauldron Continent’s young are greatly attracted.

Chuansi Country has gained many young recruits, some with incredible talent, and if this continued, it would take less than a century for Chuansi Country to potentially surpass the three nations in strength.

The three nations, sensing crisis and threat, hearing that Ming Yue Wanderer no longer stands with Chuansi Country, hence bolstered the courage to tear up the ceasefire agreement.

A few days later, Shen Che and his party arrived at the Old Capital.

This time, besides Shen Jin, he only brought a dozen attendants.

The Military Lords of the three nations are all First Grade Grandmasters.

Even if he brought a thousand troops, it wouldn’t make a difference.

According to the letter’s contents, Shen Che and his men arrived outside Murakumo Hall.

Just as Shen Che and his men set foot in the Old Capital, the Military Lords of the Three Nations had already learned of their arrival, early seated within Murakumo Hall.

At the entrance of Murakumo Hall stood a massive stone tablet, into which was embedded a bright red long blade, the Clouds Gathering Saber.

The entire building of Murakumo Hall was unique, constructed entirely of fiery red stone.

The temperature inside the great hall was noticeably higher, and it was exceedingly dry.

As Shen Che and his men entered the hall and glanced around.

On either side of the hall stood guards from the three nations in two rows.

Behind the Military Lords of the Three Nations stood a few extraordinarily gifted juniors, among them Murakumo Kyo and Amaterasu Chizuru.