Remould the Glory of Sword Art

The sky was barely light, the dawn pierced through the clouds.

"Hmm..."

Xuan Huozi opened his eyes, his head splitting with pain, as the world spun around him.

"What happened last night?"

He tried hard to recall, but his mind was a blank.

Last night... it seemed like something "unclean" came, met him with a punch, leaving him no chance to resist, and even before he could utilize his Treasure, he was knocked down directly.

A few breaths later.

"Ahh!!"

A low, angry roar echoed across the entire mountain peak.

Xuan Huozi incredulously felt around.

The Storage Bag hanging from his waist was nowhere to be found, all his Primordial Stones, Treasures, talismans, and Elixirs... all gone!

He had been robbed!

An hour later.

On Xuan Huozi’s mountain peak, Phoenix Fire swirled, and several Disciples gathered.

Everyone had expressions full of shame, anger.

"Just one night..."

"All of you got robbed?"

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix walked through the courtyard with a dark face, hands behind his back.

He had spent the previous night discussing the Dao with an old friend.

The Divine Soul Order hadn’t received a single unusual message, not even a plea for help through Divine Thought...

For such an event to occur overnight?

"..."

Beside Venerable Heavenly Phoenix stood a tall figure with an equally grim expression, none other than the only unscathed senior disciple, Green Flame Venerable.

This robbery was utterly insane.

The assailant robbed along the edge of the Third Realm, from Xuan Huozi to Lord Yun Ling, sparing none.

"Outrageous, so outrageous..."

"All my Primordial Stones were stolen, not a single one left..."

"And worse for me, even my Magic Robe was stripped!"

"The fiend who did this is not even a Demon!"

At this moment.

The courtyard was bustling with noise.

The Disciples of Venerable Heavenly Phoenix struggled to contain their hatred, cursing in succession.

"Enough!"

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix spoke coldly.

A powerful pressure instantly spread, silencing the entire courtyard.

"Second Elder, did you see the face of the assailant?"

Green Flame Venerable asked in a deep voice.

This scandal had happened once not long ago.

Now...

It was occurring for the second time!

How much did the perpetrator loathe the Heavenly Phoenix Palace to pursue it for robbery?

And this wasn’t Giant Martial City; this was the Third Realm!

The perpetrator dared to rob the mountain in front of so many Great Venerables!

"Elder Brother... Master... I..."

Lord Yun Ling was deeply ashamed.

Although he had reached the Middle Realm, he couldn’t even see the form of the assailant.

Only glimpsed a dark shadow before being struck down the next moment.

"What about you?"

Green Flame Venerable turned with a grim face to Xuan Huozi.

"I didn’t see either..."

Xuan Huozi was full of shame, clenching his fists, forcing out his voice with great difficulty.

Actually.

He was gnashing his teeth in hatred at this moment.

Without a doubt, among these people, he was the one who suffered the most losses... unquestionably Xuan Huozi!

Though young, he was dearly loved.

The Primordial Stones and Spiritual Treasures he had were not necessarily comparable even to an ordinary Post-Yin God Cultivator!

"Master..."

Green Flame Venerable clenched his teeth and said, "It’s not too late now, if we use the [Star Gate] for Divination, we might find clues."

The Heavenly Phoenix Palace mastered the Divination Technique.

Now that dawn had just broken and only a few hours had passed since the end of the robbery.

Using secret techniques, surely would yield something.

"You’re overthinking."

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix said expressionlessly, "This is the Great Saint Mountain."

The Star Gate Technique of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace came from the [Sky Vault Inheritance].

Great Ape Mountain had a corresponding absolute technique named [Earth Abyss Inheritance]... The reason these two Holy Lands stood opposed for thousands of years was precisely because their Origin Power in cultivation was evenly matched and mutually opposed. In the Third Realm, the [Sky Vault] power of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace would be suppressed.

The success rate of Star Gate Divination would be greatly reduced.

"This..."

Green Flame Venerable was momentarily stunned, and continued, "Great Ape Mountain has Great Cultivators adept in Divination, if we could seek their assistance."

"What kind of joke is this? Isn’t this humiliating enough?"

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix spoke coldly, "For cultivators of Heavenly Phoenix Palace to be robbed in the territory of Great Ape Mountain, and still request their cultivators for help..."

Green Flame Venerable was left speechless.

He cared about reputation.

The Master cared even more about reputation.

"How should this matter be handled then?"

Several breaths later, Green Flame Venerable calmed down.

"Don’t spread the news about the theft."

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix lowered his eyes, said expressionlessly, "Tonight is the feast where Nether Sea Venerable hosts Heavenly Phoenix Palace, you all calm down, this scandal must not be known to outsiders."

He had just ascended the position, this Holy Emperor’s Birthday Banquet was hard-earned for a moment of glory.

If the matter leaked back to Heavenly Phoenix Palace...

The Great Palace Master would certainly be disappointed in him!

"Yes."

"Yes."

As Venerable Heavenly Phoenix gave the order, the Disciples, though angry, could only swallow back their complaints.

The Demons dispersed noisily.

On the mountain peak, only four remained.

"Master, it’s the disciple’s incompetence."

Xuan Huozi took the initiative to speak, directly admitting fault with a sincere attitude, "If the disciple had been more capable... such a scandal wouldn’t have occurred..."

He was the first to be assaulted.

If he were strong enough to defeat the opponent, then the ensuing disaster wouldn’t have happened.

"Xuan Huo, you need not blame yourself."

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix’s attitude softened, without blame.

Although this incident occurred, he still held high hopes for Xuan Huozi.

If there were no accidents.

Xuan Huozi would achieve Yin God Perfection within twenty years.

In a few more years.

He would have the opportunity to reach the Mountain Peak and become the new Great Venerable of the Demon Country!

This was his cherished closed-door disciple.

"The opponent is a Great Cultivator of the Eighteen Realms... it’s normal for you not to be a match..."

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix sighed softly.

These words fell into the ears of the three Disciples, causing a stir.

"Master, what does this mean?"

Lord Yun Ling confusedly asked.

The Star Gate Divination couldn’t be activated, the opponent’s methods were clean and left no clues.

How could the Master directly lock onto the opponent’s identity?

"My meaning is already very clear."

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix shook his head, speaking helplessly, "You two, isn’t there even a bit of suspicion in your hearts?"

Lord Yun Ling and Xuan Huozi exchanged looks, blankly.

They both were baffled.

"Is it Yuan Huo?"

Green Flame Venerable asked, furrowing his brows.

"Other than Yuan Huo, who else?"

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix sneered, "The Red Flame Dojo has always been at odds with me. This guy robbed everyone, why did he spare you?"

Green Flame Venerable was stunned.

Indeed...

He escaped disaster not by luck, but by strength!

Although Yuan Huo suppressed his Realm, it was nearly impossible to defeat him in one blow...

"But wasn’t Yuan Huo just robbed?"

Green Flame Venerable frowned deeply.

"Fake! A performance!"

Venerable Heavenly Phoenix laughed furiously, "Damn Chi Fu Dragon Lord, fooled me..."

After dealing with such trouble.

How could he still believe the previous rumors!

In Venerable Heavenly Phoenix’s eyes, the earlier plundering of Giant Martial City must have been fake news deliberately spread by Venerable Yuan Huo!

This was the scheme Chi Fu Dragon Lord had planned long ago!

Feign weakness...

Then striking hard!