Chapter 318

Chapter 318: Who Does Kenai Ling Like?

Several months passed, and many people still lingered outside.

However, during this time, no one dared to attempt to enter the Sword Demon Palace, not even the Great Emperor level powerhouses.

Surrounding the Sword Demon Palace were Great Emperor level powerhouses from various sects and the Demon Gate.

They all came to vie for Kenai Ling, primarily to obtain the resources of the Sword Demon Palace.

In these few months, all the Great Emperor realms waited for Kenai Ling to communicate with the outside world.

As long as they could win Kenai Ling over, they would have no issue waiting months or even hundreds of years.

Yet, at that moment, Kenai Ling had no intention of communicating with these Great Emperors.

Instead, she swiftly arrived at the Immortal Gate’s main hall and began to manipulate the formations of the entire Sword Demon Palace.

Under everyone’s gaze, the Sword Demon Palace quickly vanished into thin air, disappearing from sight in no time.

Even the Great Emperor level powerhouses could not detect the disappearance of the Sword Demon Palace.

After it vanished, the ground was left with a massive pit, and on one side, a river began to fill it, promising that a lake would soon form there.

"This… it disappeared?"

"Where did the Sword Demon Palace go?"

"This Sword Demon Palace truly is a creation of the Immortal Realm; even we can’t trace its whereabouts…"

The disappearance of the Sword Demon Palace astonished everyone.

Many Great Emperor level powerhouses displayed expressions of shock.

They realized they had watched the Sword Demon Palace disappear right before their eyes and felt powerless.

After its disappearance, these strong figures sent some individuals to the location where the Sword Demon Palace had vanished, hoping to see if it had merely achieved optical invisibility and its physical body remained.

However, to everyone’s disappointment, the Sword Demon Palace was indeed no longer where it had been.

It was confirmed—as everyone had seen—the Sword Demon Palace had completely left its original location.

Under Kenai Ling’s control, the Sword Demon Palace ultimately reached a vast ocean on the other side of the planet.

At that moment, Kenai Ling only wanted to find a deserted place where she could enter seclusion and cultivate until she achieved the Late Tribulation stage great emperor realm.

By then, she could eradicate the Divine Fire Sect and avenge her mother.

As for now, her cultivation was only at the Divine Transformation stage, and she could not possibly contend with a sect like the Divine Fire Sect, which had Great Emperor level powerhouses.

Even with the Sword Demon Palace and the immortal sword, she was still at a disadvantage.

Although her immortal sword had the power to eliminate a great emperor, the Great Emperor level powerhouses were all ancient beings who had lived for tens of thousands of years.

One misstep could lead to her being counterattacked and killed by a Great Emperor level powerhouse.

Thus, rather than confront them now, it was better to wait until she became a great emperor. By then, with the strength of her immortal sword and her own power, she could easily crush all Great Emperor level powerhouses.

However, despite Kenai Ling’s desire to hide away and cultivate, some individuals would not allow her to be so carefree.

As soon as the Sword Demon Palace disappeared, certain people took action.

At that moment, the Divine Fire Sect was holding a sect conference.

The attendees were all high-ranking members of the sect.

"Everyone, Kenai Ling has obtained the legacy of the Sword Demon Palace from the Immortal Realm. She has hidden away, and with Kenai Ling’s hatred for our Divine Fire Sect, it is predictable that she may become our greatest enemy in the future, possibly even threatening the destruction of our sect…"

"Therefore, we must lure Kenai Ling out and eliminate her quickly…"

The Sect Master of the Divine Fire Sect looked at everyone, "Does anyone have any good ideas?"

Hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

"Sect Master, do we know if Kenai Ling has any relatives still alive?" someone asked the Sect Master.

Upon hearing this, the Sect Master shook his head, "According to our detailed investigation, Kenai Ling has no relatives left in this world. Back then, Kenai Xue did not even know who fathered Kenai Ling. As for Kenai Ling’s father, we have no leads; it is very likely that even Kenai Xue herself does not know who the father is…"

After hearing this, everyone fell silent again.

That meant Kenai Ling had no family at all in this world. How could they lure her out now?

While everyone was silent, an elder from the Divine Fire Sect asked, "Did Kenai Ling have any close friends in the sect?"

At this question, many people’s expressions changed.

Were they planning to target someone from within their own sect?

Did they intend to use Kenai Ling’s acquaintances to force her out?

But was that realistic? With Kenai Ling’s hatred for the Divine Fire Sect, it seemed highly unlikely.

"The Sixth Elder, I know that Kenai Ling had a relatively good relationship with a disciple named Shi Xiran when she was in the sect. I often saw them walking together during my lectures at the Transmission Hall…" At that moment, an attendee from the Transmission Hall spoke to the elder.

With this comment, everyone fell quiet, tacitly agreeing to use someone close to Kenai Ling against her.

Compared to the threat Kenai Ling posed to the entire sect, sacrificing one or two disciples seemed worth it.

"Then let’s bring Shi Xiran in to ask her about the situation," the Sixth Elder said to everyone.

"Who will go?"

"I’ll go," the attendant from the Transmission Hall volunteered.

"Okay," the Sixth Elder nodded.

Soon, the attendant departed.

Half an hour later, the attendant returned, leading a young female cultivator into the main hall.

The female cultivator was gripped by the neck, which left her looking very frightened.

"Elders, Sect Master, I bring Shi Xiran," the attendant announced.

Saying this, he unceremoniously threw Shi Xiran onto the hall floor.

"Is this you, Shi Xiran?" a cold voice lightly spoke up.

The voice belonged to the Sect Master of the Divine Fire Sect.

"Y-yes, Sect Master, I am Shi Xiran…" Shi Xiran stuttered in fear.

"I heard you were very close to Kenai Ling. Is that true?" the Sect Master’s voice rang out again.

"Sect Master, I-I am not… I am not that close to Kenai Ling, that traitor. We merely…"

Before she could finish, she was interrupted. "How much do you know about Kenai Ling?"

"Um, I don’t know much about that traitor, Kenai Ling…" Shi Xiran’s expression turned ugly.

She never expected that her previous attempts to befriend Kenai Ling, the holy maiden, would lead to this situation.

Help! She really wasn’t that close to Kenai Ling!

As Shi Xiran desperately denied her relationship with Kenai Ling, the Sixth Elder calmly stated from the side, "You need to provide us with someone we can use to threaten Kenai Ling, or we will treat you as her accomplice and execute you."

Hearing this, Shi Xiran’s face turned pale immediately.

Within reason, her mind raced quickly.

Suddenly, her eyes brightened.

"I-I have thought of something!"

"What is it?" the Sect Master asked lightly.

"Sect Master, I remembered something. When Kenai Ling first joined the Divine Fire Sect, I had intentionally befriended her. She once entrusted me to deliver a letter to someone."

"A letter?"

"Yes, Sect Master. Kenai Ling asked me to deliver a letter to a disciple named Zuo Tianyang from the Zhengyang Sect. I believe Zuo Tianyang may be the person Kenai Ling has feelings for…"