"The people from the Domain Lord's Mansion?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"How could it be someone from the Domain Lord's Mansion?"

Jian Cangqiong and the others exclaimed in surprise.

"Young Jiang, did you see it wrong?"

Hu Yiqiu frowned, but his eyes showed not doubt, but a hint of confirmation.

"No, that person is indeed from the Domain Lord's Mansion!"

Jiang Chen gently shook his head and stated confidently, "When I borrowed the forces of nature to slay him, he too wanted to shout that he was from the Domain Lord's Mansion, but I didn't let him finish the words. Even Sun Zheyang admitted his connection to the Domain Lord's Mansion, and I didn't let him finish either!"

"Why didn't you let them finish?"

Sang Zhenye paused for a moment, looking at Jiang Chen in surprise.

"Teacher, is it suitable for us to go to war with the Domain Lord's Mansion now?"

Jiang Chen looked up at Sang Zhenye.

Sang Zhenye's expression changed slightly, and he solemnly nodded, a clear meaning flashing in his eyes.

Jian Cangqiong and a few others' expressions changed, and a look of seriousness appeared in their eyes.

The involvement of the Domain Lord's Mansion against Changlin Academy is a significant event. If not handled well, it could implicate the entire Changling Academy and the Canglan Great Emperor since the position of Domain Lord was appointed by the Canglan Great Emperor.

Jiang Chen's actions received everyone's approval. If this news were to spread, Changlin Academy would inevitably have to openly confront the Domain Lord's Mansion, as the Domain Lord's Mansion had crossed Changlin Academy's tolerance line this time, aiming to destroy the academy.

Changlin Academy is not afraid of provoking the Domain Lord's Mansion, but the consequences are too far-reaching. Without sufficient preparation, it cannot act rashly. Therefore, Jiang Chen stopping the Integration Realm Peak expert and Sun Zheyang from shouting the Domain Lord's name was a very correct decision!

"Young Jiang, see if there's anything in the Space Ring that can confirm identities. The Domain Lord's Mansion only has the Domain Lord as an Integration Realm Peak expert, if that person..."

Hu Yiqiu showed a hint of doubt, not questioning Jiang Chen's words but thinking it unlikely that someone with Zhang Yubo's disposition would personally come to risk it, and if it were truly Zhang Yubo, he wouldn't be so easily killed by Jiang Chen.

"Alright!"

Jiang Chen nodded and used his Divine Sense to probe the Space Ring.

The numerous items in the Space Ring dazzled Jiang Chen. This Space Ring was about tens of square meters, much larger than his own. Inside were cultivation techniques, elixirs, spirit stones, several scrolls with unknown purposes, as well as some gold and silver coins, and most importantly, a few precious spirit grasses.

This Integration Realm expert indeed had a rather affluent life!

With a sigh in his heart, Jiang Chen found what he needed and took a silver token out of the Space Ring.

"This is the tribute token from the Domain Lord's Mansion!"

Jian Cangqiong immediately saw the characters on the token and spoke in a deep voice.

On the front of the token, the words "Ming Qian Realm Tribute" were engraved!

"It seems this was one of the Tong Family four brothers! Unexpectedly, one of them reached the Integration Realm Peak!"

Sang Zhenye's eyes showed a trace of profundity.

"The four elders of the Domain Lord's Mansion?"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and looked at Sang Zhenye.

"Yes, the four brothers are the four elders of the Domain Lord's Mansion!"

Sang Zhenye nodded slightly: "The four brothers have always been free agents, roaming the continent for years. They know a combined battle technique, allowing them to exert power beyond their realm when fighting together, having once slain an Integration Realm Peak expert as a group."

"Many forces on the continent once invited them, and even several Domain Lords in the central areas extended invitations, but all were rejected."

"But unexpectedly, three hundred years ago, the four of them pledged allegiance to the Ming Qian Domain Lord and became the four major tributes of the Ming Qian Realm, greatly enhancing the strength of the Ming Qian Domain Lord's Mansion, even overshadowing a few of the surrounding large domains!"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly and softly asked, "Did anything happen three hundred years ago?"

"This..."

The group pondered for a moment and looked at Jiang Chen with a peculiar gaze.

Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback and met their gaze with confusion.

"The biggest event three hundred years ago in the Ming Qian Realm was the fall of the Ming Qian Realm's number one expert, the Shadowless Sword Emperor!"

Hu Yiqiu said with a regretful expression.

Shadowless Sword Emperor!

This was the pride of the Ming Qian Realm, something all Ming Qian Realm people took pride in, having such a powerful individual once appear. He was a powerhouse with one foot in the Saint Realm, and his level back then could no longer merely be called an Integration Realm Peak, but more appropriately a Semi-Saint!

The Semi-Saint is the transitional period from the Integration Realm Peak to the Saint Realm. Of course, this transitional period trapped the vast majority, countless aged cultivators stuck at this level.

Naturally, there aren't many Semi-Saint experts, as Integration Realm Peak experts themselves are already exceedingly rare. For instance, look at Changlin Academy, a power known as one of the top forces in the Ming Qian Realm.

Changlin Academy is a top force in the Ming Qian Realm and a first-class power on the entire Canglan Continent. Despite the heavy losses in the war a hundred years ago, it hasn't fallen from the first-class category.

Seven Late Integration Realm experts can rival an Integration Realm Peak expert, securing their status as a first-class power!

And if a force can produce a Semi-Saint, it can become a top-tier power, and if a force has a Saint overseeing it, it is undoubtedly an apex power. The four great apex powers of the Canglan Continent all have Saints present, and the Saint of the Academy Alliance resides within the Changling Main Court!

Upon hearing Hu Yiqiu mention the Shadowless Sword Emperor, Jiang Chen's expression darkened slightly, and his eyes suddenly flared with a surge of coldness.

For Wu Qian, who betrayed for personal gain, and for Zhang Yubo, who stabbed his life-and-death comrade in the back, Jiang Chen's heart was filled with utmost disdain!

"Do you think... the allegiance of the Tong Family four brothers to the Domain Lord's Mansion might be due to the Shadowless Sword Emperor?"

Sang Zhenye's eyes lit up as he glanced at Jiang Chen, then turned to look at Jian Cangqiong and the others.

"This... seems unlikely, we haven't heard of any ties between the Shadowless Sword Emperor and the four elders of the Tong Family!"

Jian Cangqiong furrowed his eyebrows slightly: "However, since the Domain Lord's Mansion dispatched people to attack our Changlin Academy, the upcoming Ming Qian Banquet might not be so peaceful!"

Their expressions shifted slightly, solemnly nodding and uniformly directing their gaze onto Jiang Chen.

"The Domain Lord specifically named both of us, master and disciple, to attend. Clearly, he either has designs on you or on me. Yet, he probably wouldn't dare act against me, so Young Jiang, you must be careful. During the Ming Qian Banquet, do not leave my side!"

Hu Yiqiu sternly cautioned.

Jiang Chen nodded gently, a trace of ice-coldness flashing in his eyes.

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