Chapter 263 - 162: Eldest Senior Brother Also Knows the Sword? Just a Thing or Two!

Chapter 263: Chapter 162: Eldest Senior Brother Also Knows the Sword? Just a Thing or Two!

However, the moment the young man walked into the great hall, the two of them couldn’t help but stare blankly.

By now, the expressions in Mu Yunshang’s and Jun Yichen’s eyes had undergone an earth-shattering change.

"Yun Shang and Yichen greet Eldest Senior Brother."

The two hastily bowed slightly to the young man, their hearts filled with apprehension.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao could only smile wryly in his heart. However, he decided to play the role of the host this time. "Junior Sister Mu, Junior Brother Jun, please sit. Huaiyu, serve tea for your senior sister and brother."

Watching Jiang Hao take a seat first, his face completely unperturbed, Mu Yunshang and Jun Yichen exchanged a glance. Neither could figure out this senior brother’s current attitude toward them.

After a brief moment of thought, the two spoke with apologetic eyes, "Eldest Senior Brother, we offended you greatly today. We hope you will be the bigger person and forgive our transgressions."

"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother, I am here to apologize to you. We shouldn’t have questioned your qualifications. Please don’t hold it against us."

As they spoke, they bowed to Jiang Hao once more.

Jiang Hao smiled calmly and looked at them. "Junior Sister Mu, Junior Brother Jun, you are not at fault. If I were in your shoes and an Eldest Senior Brother suddenly dropped in out of nowhere, I would also be skeptical and unconvinced.

"As for holding grudges, that is completely out of the question. From now on, we belong to the same sect. We are all fellow disciples, and among fellow disciples, there is no need for such petty squabbles.

"Please, have a seat."

Hearing Jiang Hao’s words, a flash of joy crossed Mu Yunshang’s and Jun Yichen’s eyes, their previous awkwardness instantly turning into excitement.

After they sat up straight, Jun Yichen couldn’t help but start buttering him up.

"Eldest Senior Brother possesses extraordinary bearing and treats others with leniency and kindness. Your cultivation base is even more capable of reaching the heavens—absolutely terrifying! To have such an Eldest Senior Brother is truly a blessing for me, and a blessing for our Beardless Sect.

"Eldest Senior Brother, do you know that you are the most unfathomable person I have ever met, bar none? Even the Cyan Mist Sect’s Cyan Mist Saintess, the Divine King Hall’s Divine Son, and the Wenda Court’s Wenda Saint Son cannot compare to your unfathomable depths.

"Furthermore..."

"Alright, Jun Yichen, you’re going a bit overboard with the praise."

"But I’m telling the truth."

Mu Yunshang, sitting to the side, seemed unable to listen to it any longer and had interrupted him, only for Jun Yichen to shoot back righteously.

Jiang Hao sat on the side, smiling without saying a word. He didn’t interrupt Jun Yichen. This was the first time in his life that someone had praised him like this. Although he didn’t really want to admit it, it certainly was music to his ears.

At the very least, it was much more comfortable to hear than words like "trash," "garbage," and "ant."

Of course, more importantly, Jiang Hao caught some subtle details in the other party’s words.

The Cyan Mist Sect’s Cyan Mist Saintess, the Divine King Hall’s Divine Son, and the Wenda Court’s Wenda Saint Son.

These three people were likely the true apex figures of the younger generation on Thousand Sects Island, the ones possessing the qualifications to compete for the so-called Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

Besides these three mentioned by Jun Yichen, there was likely no shortage of unspoken, terrifying existences.

At the very least, Mu Wan Ning had introduced earlier that Thousand Sects Island possessed a total of three Celestial Veins and nine hundred seventy-seven Earth Veins, with orthodox sects standing in great numbers.

Among them, there was no shortage of top-tier, first-rate Holy Sects, especially the six great Celestial Vein Saint Sects situated on the three major Celestial Veins:

The Cyan Mist Sect and the Divine King Hall on the Southern Celestial Vein.

The Divine Sword Sect and the Wenda Court on the Northern Celestial Vein.

And the Kunlun Sacred Realm and the Hehuan Sect on the Eastern Celestial Vein.

Any sect that could be called a top-tier, first-rate Holy Sect almost universally possessed the qualifications to challenge the Celestial Vein Saint Sects. It was not impossible for their sects to give birth to peerless monsters capable of intimidating all of Thousand Sects Island.

Currently, the only one Jiang Hao had met was the Cyan Mist Sect’s Cyan Mist Saintess, Mu Wanli.

While pondering this in his heart, Jiang Hao couldn’t help but look at the two and ask, "Junior Sister Mu, Junior Brother Jun, did you two visit so late at night because you have something to discuss?"

As soon as Jiang Hao said this, Mu Yunshang and Jun Yichen couldn’t help but sit up straight and take it seriously, a trace of anxiety even surfacing on their faces.

Mu Yunshang pondered for a moment before finally speaking up first, "Eldest Senior Brother, I wonder if the Sect Leader and the two Supreme Elders have ever mentioned the matter of Thousand Sects Island’s Thousand Sects Secret Realm to you?"

"They have."

Jiang Hao replied truthfully. He had also been keeping this matter in mind. After all, it involved a taboo inheritance. The word "taboo" was simply too shocking to the world.

Hearing his response, Mu Yunshang asked carefully, "Then does Eldest Senior Brother have any thoughts of participating in the Thousand Sects Secret Realm?"

"I am somewhat interested," Jiang Hao said indifferently.

Hearing this, the two were overjoyed.

Since the matter had been brought up, Jiang Hao couldn’t help but look at them and take the initiative to ask, "Could it be that Junior Sister Mu and Junior Brother Jun came here for the matter of the Thousand Sects Secret Mirror?"

"To tell you the truth, Eldest Senior Brother, Senior Sister Yun Shang and I were just discussing this. We wanted to ask which Secret Realm you plan to head to. If possible, the two of us would like to join forces with you to brave it."

Jun Yichen hit the nail on the head, directly stating the purpose of their visit.

Jiang Hao used this opportunity to smoothly continue guiding the topic. "I have only just arrived on Thousand Sects Island and do not know much about the Thousand Sects Secret Mirror. What exactly is Junior Brother Jun referring to?"

Seeing Jiang Hao ask, Jun Yichen subconsciously exchanged a glance with Mu Yunshang. "Eldest Senior Brother, the Thousand Sects Secret Mirror is divided into a total of five domains. Normally speaking, only two people can ultimately make it out of each Secret Realm alive.

"And these five great Secret Realms also correspond to five major systems. They are the Body Cultivation Secret Realm, the Array Cultivation Secret Realm, the Alchemy Secret Realm, the Sword Dao Secret Realm, and the Talisman Dao Secret Realm.

"When people choose a Secret Realm, they mostly do so to offset their weaknesses with their strengths. Some choose to enter the Secret Realm of their main cultivation path, while others choose to enter a Secret Realm where they have massive flaws."