Chapter 839 - 836: Quelling the Chaos

"Lone Wolf, despite my trust in you, you turned out to be one of the schemers. What do you have to say for yourself now?"

The Infinite Sword Ancestor spoke coldly.

Before he went into seclusion, he had nurtured Lone Wolf as the next Sect Master!

He guided Lone Wolf in cultivation, enabling him to become an unparalleled expert following Sword Obsession.

He had considered Sword Obsession, but Sword Obsession was good only at swordsmanship, while handling mundane matters was not his forte; Sword Obsession was only suited to be an assistant.

However, Lone Wolf was strong in this regard, which is why he cultivated Lone Wolf multiple times, but to his surprise, Lone Wolf was the first to rebel against him.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.

Lone Wolf sneered, "Stop pretending, kill me or do whatever you wish!"

"Very well, at least you’re a man of your word. Do it yourself!"

The Infinite Sword Ancestor turned and said.

At this moment, Lone Wolf said, "I cannot escape punishment; I have no regrets dying, but my good disciple Yang Xiu was incited by me to become like this!

"I hope you can forgive him!"

"Fine, I will forgive him!"

The Infinite Sword Ancestor spoke.

"Thank you!"

Without wasting words, Lone Wolf drew his sword and slit his own throat.

Yang Xiu was rushing over and, witnessing this scene, his heart shattered. He hadn’t expected his master to have already committed suicide with a sword.

Yang Xiu trembled to his knees, wailing mournfully.

This upheaval ended in such a tragic defeat.

Xu Zun, under Ye Fan’s summons, had awakened. Upon learning that the crisis in the Infinite Sword Sect had been averted, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "I promised your master not to kill you, now leave."

"I don’t need your hypocrisy, your pretentious compassion makes me sick!"

Yang Xiu coldly replied, "If you want to kill, then also kill me. Otherwise, as long as I live, I won’t let the Infinite Sword Sect have a single day of peace."

"Yang Xiu, won’t you see reason?"

Xu Zun sternly rebuked.

"You’ve seen your master’s end. Even now, if you change your ways, everything can still be made right!"

Yang Xiu sneered coldly, "Change my ways? I never even thought about it. Raised by my master, if not for him, I’d already be dead."

"My master’s unfinished wish, I will help him complete!"

Yang Xiu drew his sword.

Ye Fan was about to intervene, but then Xu Zun said, "Alright, if you wish to die, I’ll grant your wish. Didn’t you say you were always overshadowed by my fame?"

"Living in my shadow, today, I’ll give you a fair chance to fight me, to let you know that what I possess isn’t just fame!"

He raised his sword, facing off against Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu coldly declared, "Today, I’ll defeat you with my own Sword Dao and kill you!"

"Kill me? You’re not qualified!"

Xu Zun also drew his sword, initiating a new confrontation.

"Infinite Sword!"

Xu Zun shouted.

He unleashed the Infinite Sword, while Yang Xiu demonstrated his swordsmanship; at this moment, the two geniuses clashed resoundingly.

Yang Xiu swung his sword wide like a tornado, radiating a power that spelled despair.

Xu Zun cut through Yang Xiu’s swordsmanship with the simplest of strikes.

Yang Xiu charged fiercely at Xu Zun.

In that instant, Xu Zun moved; as the top genius of the Infinite Sword Sect, this was his peak strength.

The crowd didn’t intervene, only watching from the sidelines.

Ye Fan knew that at this moment, the two were destined to decide victory with a single sword.

Indeed, when the longswords collided, everything else faded into insignificance.

Yang Xiu dropped his sword because Xu Zun’s strike had pierced through his Spiritual Spring, while he had only scratched Xu Zun’s skin.

At this point, Xu Zun coldly stated, "What I possess is not just fame, but real strength!"

"Now, I believe it. It seems I am not the true prodigious talent because even your talent surpasses mine, hahahaha!"

Yang Xiu laughed heartily at this moment.

Xu Zun spoke, "It’s not about whose talent is stronger, but rather that I worked harder than you. Although my starting point was higher, if I didn’t work harder than you, I would have been surpassed."

"But through my hard work, I always suppressed you!"

"Hard work..."

Yang Xiu immediately closed his eyes, then fell heavily to the ground, utterly silent.

Xu Zun retrieved his sword and then took Yang Xiu’s sword, as a gesture of respect, for Yang Xiu was worthy of his respect.

At this point, the Infinite Sword Ancestor said, "Though the four Great Elders are dead, their forces still exist. Immediately purge their influence!"

The three elders sprang into action!

At this moment, Xu Zun said, "I’m afraid many more people will die this time."

Actually, being in the Infinite Sword Sect, Xu Zun truly didn’t want to see the rivers of blood.

Ye Fan said, "If these people don’t die, the Infinite Sword Sect will only see more deaths, leading to further decline!"

Xu Zun nodded.

Then Zhou Zhimei came over and said, "Brother Xu, don’t be too sad, this could not be avoided!"

"Thank you, Junior Sister Zhimei!"

Xu Zun smiled.

Seeing Xu Zun relieved, the two also let out a sigh of relief.

Then Xu Zun smiled again and said to Ye Fan, "Treat my Junior Sister Zhimei well, or I, as her elder brother, won’t let you off!"

"Hahaha, you’re no match for me!"

Ye Fan laughed.

Xu Zun also smiled, "That might not be so!"

Meanwhile, Zhou Zhimei blushed, she knew that at this moment, Xu Zun had let go of his burdens and had accepted her as a sister, fulfilling her wish.

Three months later, everything was settled; the Infinite Sword Sect finally recovered, and the three elders were busy managing ten thousand disciples.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor also commenced new reforms, aiming to quickly pull the Infinite Sword Sect out of its decline, with himself as the operations manager.

Unexpectedly, the Infinite Sword Sect offered Ye Fan a position as an elder, which left Ye Fan dumbfounded, as he hadn’t even advanced to the Second Grade Ancestor Realm.

He wasn’t qualified to be an elder!

Nevertheless, he couldn’t refuse, so he assumed the role of an elder in the Infinite Sword Sect. However, having become an elder, he decided to recruit many disciples from Void Land.

Because during the sect’s upheaval, many people died, about thirty thousand disciples, so Ye Fan recruited over a thousand disciples from Void Land.

This delighted Purple Pill Sect Master, Feng Xingjiu, and Feng Lian, as they hadn’t expected Ye Fan to attain such a high-status position in the Infinite Sword Sect so quickly.

And crucially, after becoming an elder, Ye Fan hadn’t forgotten Void Land, granting over a thousand slots, which was unimaginable to them.

Moreover, Feng Lian was even more thrilled as he was appointed as a Hall Master.

He was spotlighted in this role, knowing that relying on Feng Shaohao was futile, fortunately, he had the foresight to stake his prospects on Ye Fan back then.

He had now reaped the rewards.

He directly handed Void Land Righteous over to Feng Xingjiu and the Sect Hierarch, dismissing its significance as he was now a Hall Master of the Infinite Sword Sect.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan chuckled wryly because Little Rou and Xiao Lian were among those thousand disciples.

Of course, there was also the Sect Hierarch, who, being young herself, became one of the Inner Sect Disciples too.

She even changed her name to Zi Dan.

Yanqi Peak was bustling for a time.

As Little Rou and Xiao Lian insisted on taking care of Ye Fan, Zi Dan also stayed at Yanqi Peak.

After all, Ye Fan was now an elder, guiding them was easy for him.

While some were happy, others were not. Among them was Zhou Zhimei, who was upset by the idea of Ye Fan being attended to by three women, leaving no place for her.

As a result, Zhou Zhimei stormed to Yanqi Peak to demand an explanation.