Chapter 969.2: Change - Part 2
Pine Pavilion Pass.
An old sword immortal with a withered face swept back onto the city tower, holding a head in his hand, which he casually tossed onto the city wall, his expression indifferent.
Though the old sword immortal appeared calm, his long robe was already tattered beyond repair.
Yu Xiyi clicked his tongue. “Martial Uncle Gan, you’ve really picked up this enormous military merit.”
The old sword immortal Gan Tang was one of the leaders of the batch of sword cultivators sent by the Sword Sect to the Northern Frontier. He had made his name sixty years ago, and among the sword immortals of that time, he ranked among the foremost. His lifeblood flying sword was called Murderous Aura, and the path he walked was one of fierce and overbearing sword dao. In those years, while traveling through Great Liang, he had indeed slain many demons that brought calamity to various regions.
Later, the old sword immortal reached the peak of Nepenthe, only one step away from entering the great sword immortal realm, and so he returned to the Sword Sect to enter seclusion. However, after returning to the Sword Sect, an entire sixty-year cycle passed without him stepping into that realm. When the Sword Sect’s Sect Master selected sword cultivators to head to the Northern Frontier this time, he had taken the initiative to request this journey.
On one hand, he wanted to see whether he could use this opportunity to break through to the next realm. On the other hand, this old sword immortal, despite having practiced the sword for many years, still truly regarded himself as a citizen of Great Liang.
The old sword immortal turned his head, glanced at Yu Xiyi whose face was pale, and said indifferently, “Little Yu, this old man thought you would be able to slay the demon princess with your sword and bring fame to the Sword Sect.”
Picking the sore spot, Yu Xiyi felt somewhat embarrassed and chuckled, “Almost, just a little bit short.”