Chapter 316

Chapter 316: No One Backing Down

"Never mind, I will invite her personally. This way, she will feel our Qingxu Palace’s importance even more."

In the end, the Great Emperor level powerhouse of Qingxu Palace decided to invite Kenai Ling himself.

After all, a personal invitation from a Great Emperor level powerhouse from a sect, along with the promise of the Palace Master position, would inspire more trust.

If it were just an ordinary member of the sect inviting her with promises of becoming the next Palace Master, Kenai Ling might not believe it.

While Qingxu Palace prepared to recruit Kenai Ling, many other forces also recognized her importance.

A formation capable of instantly defeating Great Emperor level powerhouses must undoubtedly be an immortal formation.

In the cultivation world, no sect has an immortal formation for their Grand Formation to protect the sect.

After all, operating an immortal formation requires the immortal essence stone exclusive to the Immortal Realm.

The ability of the Sword Demon Palace to maintain such a formation suggests it likely possesses immortal essence stones.

If a Tribulation stage powerhouse uses the immortal essence stones for their cultivation, their chances of breaking into the realm of becoming immortals would significantly increase.

Thus, bringing Kenai Ling on board would yield enormous benefits for the sect and other forces.

At that moment, not only did the Great Emperor level powerhouse of Qingxu Palace remain, but the Great Emperor level powerhouses of other Immortal Gates also stayed.

Before long, several Great Emperor level powerhouses learned the news and approached the Red Dust Ruins.

Among them was a Great Emperor level powerhouse from the Divine Fire Sect.

"Ancestor, we have confirmed that Kenai Ling has gained control over the Sword Demon Palace ruins, and she has used the formations to kill hundreds of our Golden Core and Nascent Soul disciples…"

A Great Ascension stage cultivator from the Divine Fire Sect quickly reported the situation to the elder.

"Kenai Ling? Isn’t she the daughter of Kenai Xue?" the Great Emperor from the Divine Fire Sect frowned and asked.

"Yes, Sect Master Chu ordered the execution of Kenai Ling’s mother, so Kenai Ling harbors deep hatred towards our Divine Fire Sect…"

"Hate us, huh? It seems we can only find a way to lure her out and then control her…"

"Everyone, the Sword Demon Palace has already been claimed by our Divine Fire Sect. You should all leave now," the Divine Fire Sect’s Tribulation stage great emperor addressed everyone lightly.

Hearing this, a beautiful woman sneered, "Who doesn’t know that the one controlling the Sword Demon Palace is your sect’s enemy? I wonder what face you, Old Wood, have to say such things…"

Upon hearing this, the Great Emperor known as Old Wood’s expression instantly darkened.

"Kenai Ling is our disciple; that is an undeniable fact…"

"But according to our knowledge, Kenai Ling was forcibly taken by your Divine Fire Sect, and you even forced her to practice your furnace technique. Most importantly, your sect killed her mother; you have a vendetta against her family. How can you dare to say she is your disciple?" a middle-aged man countered.

"Chu Zhengfeng, are you looking for death?" Old Wood immediately released his divine sense pressure at the mid-Tribulation stage.

"Oh? You want to take action against me?"

The middle-aged cultivator showed no fear and also released his Tribulation stage pressure.

Though he was only in the early Tribulation stage, he was not afraid.

In the next moment, several others around him also unleashed their powerful Tribulation stage pressure.

Feeling the powerful pressure from countless Great Emperor level powerhouses, everyone around trembled in fear.

Many prayed that the big shots would not start fighting while quickly retreating from the center of the confrontation.

"Our Divine Fire Sect never stated that we would kick Kenai Ling out, so there is no doubt that she is our disciple. Therefore, please do not interfere in our Divine Fire Sect’s internal matters,” Old Wood said, suppressing his anger as he addressed everyone.

"Hmph, you claim Kenai Ling is your disciple, but does she acknowledge that herself?"

"Old Wood, I advise you to leave while you can, or else you might regret it when things turn violent…"

A group of Great Emperor level powerhouses engaged in a war of words.

As a Great Emperor of the Divine Fire Sect, Old Wood only had the title of claiming Kenai Ling as a disciple, and he knew better than to oppose a group of righteous Great Emperors alone.

Just when Old Wood felt the heat from a righteous Great Emperor, he finally received contact from a Great Emperor on the demonic side.

"Old Wood, we are willing to assist you against them, but we want a share of the Sword Demon Palace’s benefits…"

A Great Emperor from the Demon Gate sent a message to Old Wood.

Hearing this, Old Wood pondered for a moment and began conversing with several Great Emperors of the demonic path using his divine sense.

Before long, a group of demonic Great Emperors united.

The stakes regarding Kenai Ling were too high.

The righteous side did not want the Sword Demon Palace to fall into the hands of the demonic path, and the demonic side naturally did not want the righteous path to gain control over it either.

Everyone wanted to negotiate with Kenai Ling, but after she took control of the Sword Demon Palace’s formations, no one could see inside the palace ruins anymore.

Some big shots arranged for young cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage to attempt entering the formations, but they were all blocked outside.

If any cultivators tried to break through, they would trigger the formations’ attacks, and those who attempted to force their way in mostly lost their lives.

Even the Great Emperor level powerhouses dared only to send young cultivators to test the waters.

They themselves would never risk entering the Sword Demon Palace’s formations.

So now, with Kenai Ling not having left the formations, everyone could only quietly wait near the Sword Demon Palace ruins.

Inside the Sword Demon Palace, Kenai Ling had completely taken control of the entire palace’s formations.

At that moment, Kenai Ling was shouting excitedly in the Spiritual Herb Garden.

After examining the garden, she counted over ten thousand spiritual herbs, spiritual plants, and spiritual fruit trees.

These spiritual herbs and plants had a minimum efficacy of several thousand years.

The most valuable had efficacy reaching tens of thousands of years.

Among them, Kenai Ling discovered several plants that appeared to be spiritual medicines exclusive to the Immortal Realm.

These spiritual items absorbed entirely different kinds of spiritual energy, not the ordinary kind.

"I’ve struck it rich! Truly rich!"

"There are so many, really so many…"

"I can’t use them all; there are just too many…"

As Kenai Ling surveyed the Spiritual Herb Garden, she murmured to herself.

She didn’t pick any herbs because the entire Sword Demon Palace now belonged to her.

So if she wanted spiritual herbs, she could simply take them from the garden.

After inspecting the Spiritual Herb Garden, Kenai Ling moved on to the Spirit Artifacts Pavilion.

Entering the pavilion, rows of weapon racks filled with various kinds of weapons met her eyes.

There were killing tools like swords, spears, and bows, as well as functional items like bowls, fans, jars, bells, and tripods.

In short, the Spirit Artifacts Pavilion featured a dazzling array of spirit artifacts.

The pavilion spanned several floors. The first floor housed mostly low-grade spirit artifacts, totaling around several thousand.

The second floor contained middle-grade spirit artifacts, numbering a few hundred.

The third floor held high-quality spirit artifacts, with only several dozen available.

The fourth floor featured top-grade spirit artifacts, which were imperial weapons used by Late Tribulation stage great emperors.

Among them was the fan lost by the Late Tribulation stage great emperor who previously attacked the Sword Demon Palace’s formations.

However, the Spirit Artifacts Pavilion had five floors in total.

When Kenai Ling reached the fifth floor, she discovered an altar.

On the altar floated a flying sword in the shape of a shuttle.

Around the flying sword, countless wisps of mist emanated from the altar, continually nourishing the sword.

This mist was naturally composed of condensed spiritual energy from the Immortal Realm.

"This is… an immortal sword…"

Seeing the flying sword, Kenai Ling gasped in shock, her mouth agape.