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Chapter 1286: Chapter 285: Heavenly Master’s Protection (Part 3)

He glanced around, seeing the dazed expressions of everyone, and continued with a smile, "No matter which it is, it’s worthy of praise. This immortal achievement attributed to him seems to be the best choice."

Everyone was stunned.

The girl with double pupils and unique eyes exchanged a glance with the silver-haired youth in black armor, both seeing the realization in each other’s eyes.

No wonder this Heavenly Master had such high hopes for that young man before; it turns out he was paving the way for him.

The others looked at each other, somewhat speechless.

If he’s your person, you should have said so earlier; letting us argue was just making a joke of us...

"So it’s a prodigy from the Demon Suppression Bureau, no wonder he’s so formidable."

"True Immortal Realm Third Level can withstand a casual strike from Immortal Monarch Ninth Layer; such a monster, one wonders if his soul life is three thousand years. If not, perhaps he could even partake in the Southern Domain battle, earning fame for the Immortal Dynasty!"

"Could it be that this person is the Heavenly Master’s prized disciple?"

The generals spoke one after another, and the previously tense atmosphere of confrontation instantly dissipated.

King Zhao glanced at the Heavenly Master, his eyes flickering slightly, but he said nothing.

The old man smiled faintly, saying, "Let’s first settle the immortal achievements of this battle. Just because this youth is one of my Demon Suppression Bureau’s people, please do not show too much leniency. In the end, these achievements will be reviewed by His Majesty."

Upon hearing his words, everyone calmed down, understanding that mentioning His Majesty meant business as usual, which wouldn’t put them in a difficult position.

"Then according to the rules, determine the battle damage and define the achievement based on it."

A general said.

"Indeed."

The others nodded slightly, without much dispute over the matter.

The old man nodded slightly, settled with them, and eventually got a figure.

Immortal achievements totaling 1,920,000!

"Someone, summon him to wait at my Water Moon Palace."

The old man instructed with a transmission of voice.

Outside the hall, a Demon Suppression Guard received the order and quickly left.

The old man turned a star domain model in his hand, then started calculating the other Immortal Lords and Immortal Sects’ achievements.

...

Water Moon Palace, located a hundred miles away from the main general’s hall, in the city area.

Around the great hall, Demon Suppression Guards hid in the shadows, patrolling the surroundings, with two teams of Demon Suppression Guards guarding the main hall. Compared to the main general’s hall and other generals’ temples, there were no heavy guards here, making it feel very open and quiet.

Yet the streets of the city district adjacent to this place were deserted, appearing very desolate.

Li Hao followed two Demon Suppression Guards to the Water Moon Palace. The Demon Suppression Guards left after bringing him here, only telling him that the Heavenly Master would return soon.

Li Hao waited in the courtyard outside the hall. After waiting for a while, feeling a bit bored, he wandered around the courtyard.

The courtyard was exceedingly large, with the operation of the Immortal Path Law within, resembling a small secret realm. It seemed like a courtyard but was actually a cultivation blessed land.

Li Hao strolled around idly. When he passed by a small creek arch bridge, he suddenly heard the hissing sound of swinging wind.

With his ears and Tao Realm, he instantly identified that the sound was a sword wind, indicating someone was practicing swordsmanship.

The sound of a sword cutting through the wind differs significantly from a knife, and from that lightly piercing wind sound, Li Hao could almost picture in his mind the posture of the one practicing swordsmanship, including their form.

He was a little curious and walked down from the arch bridge, around a grove, and saw at the end of a small stone path ahead, outside a pavilion, a young girl around fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing goose-yellow clothes, gracefully practicing swordsmanship.

However, though the girl’s cheeks appeared youthful, her swordsmanship was exceedingly mature.

"Hmm?"

Li Hao watched the girl’s swordsmanship. She was repeatedly practicing the same sword move, seemingly under hand-to-hand instruction, and the sword move slowly started to show a trace of an extremely faint charm in her practice.

And that charm was something Li Hao found very familiar. He quickly recognized that the girl was practicing the swordsmanship known as ’Azure Sky,’ one of the ten renowned immortal techniques!

Li Hao was somewhat astonished, not expecting such a rare skill in the True Realm to be casually practiced by a girl here.

However, the girl’s sword posture seemed a bit off; she could only barely capture a trace of Daoist Charm. Continued cultivation like this would likely take an extremely long time to gradually comprehend the true essence of this immortal technique.

"Who’s there?"

As Li Hao quietly observed, the girl seemed to sense something, suddenly squinting her eyes. Originally as gentle as water, her eyes turned sharp in an instant, casually wielding a sword, sending Sword Qi as a rainbow slashing towards Li Hao’s location.

This Sword Qi showed no mercy at all, as learning from someone’s sword practice secretly is a taboo in any sect.

But as this sharp Azure Sky Sword Qi swiftly slashed in front of Li Hao, he raised his hand, extending two fingers, and gently pinched to capture the invisible yet spiritually significant Sword Qi.

Then with a slight exertion between his fingers, the Sword Qi shattered.

"Who are you, daring to steal my sword practice!"

The girl stepped forward briskly, appearing ten feet away from Li Hao. Seeing her Sword Qi broken, her tender face showed even more anger, but no fear.

"Steal practice?"

Li Hao was taken aback, then smiled, his fingers lightly closing to form a sword finger, then gently waving it as if conjuring a cloud moon.

In an instant, a Sword Qi erupted from his fingertip, tearing through space instantly, rushing like the Ancestor Dragon emerging from the abyss, soaring into the sky, brushing past the girl’s flying hair near her temple, echoing like a dragon’s roar and soaring straight to the sky above the courtyard, creating a fissure!