Chapter 1566: Chapter 43: The Beginning of the Search_2 Chapter 1566: Chapter 43: The Beginning of the Search_2 “Although my great-nephew has not heeded the imperial edict this ti, there were reasons behind his actions, and after his return to Longzhou, he has not embarked on a massacre. Such restraint has won the admiration of many a Sword Saint and Sword Venerable. Besides, it is clear to discerning eyes that many have manipulated events behind the scenes in the campaign against the Tang Clan of Longxi, so the punishnt for my great-nephew will certainly not be too severe.”
Even though he spoke in a hushed tone with a hand covering his mouth, Xu Changge’s words were filled with pride, as if being a swordsman from Yuanzhou and not violating a few edicts did not count as having the true temperant of a swordsman.
Upon hearing this, Xu Shuhui finally felt sowhat relieved, but Tang Sen was still concerned and pressed on, “Based on what second uncle thinks, how severe will Luo Er’s punishnt be?”
“That will depend on the final joint deliberation of the Sword Seats, but even if they follow the strictest discipline, it will not threaten his life. Moreover, with our father and eldest brother both being Sword Seats, they will not stand by and let the situation turn for the worst. Brother-in-law can rest assured.”
Xu Changge said earnestly, “Right now, the great-nephew is in the White Jade Sword Pavilion. Let take you there to et him.”
“Second brother…”
Xu Shuhui’s eyes were full of shock. Xu Changge had just said there would be no issues, but then he suddenly turned the conversation to taking them to visit the White Jade Sword Pavilion.
This strong sense of a final farewell hardly seed like there was nothing to worry about.
“Hey, little sister, what are you thinking!”
Xu Changge was both amused and exasperated, “Even if the cri is not grave, he has still made a mistake. Once the Sword Seats have decided on the punishnt, it will be difficult to visit him!”
The others finally understood, and then the household beca a flurry of activity, with hastened cooking and packing of clothes.
With Xu Shuhui rushing about, it did not take long for them to prepare dozens of food boxes and more than ten large cases, impressively organized.
The sight left the second master of the Heavenly Phoenix Sword Saint’s household dumbfounded, “We’re just going for a visit, is there any need to bring so much stuff?”
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The Nine-tiered White Jade Sword Pavilion
Within the quiet chamber deep underground was a world of its own, which seed less like confinent and more like a place for ascetic cultivation.
At least, it had all the materials needed for cultivation. It was only the lack of human presence that made it sowhat desolate, an ideal place for martial arts research, indeed.
While he was entertaining these pleasant thoughts, he heard a familiar female voice.
Just as he felt the place was lacking liveliness, he saw a whole family from Ying City appear at the entrance of the quiet chamber.
Tang Luo got up and smiled at the two, “Father, mother, what brings you here?”
“Mother has co to see you.”
Walking briskly into the chamber with her skirt in hand, Xu Shuhui, after seeing the simplicity and chill of the quiet chamber, could not help but feel sorrowful. Turning to Xu Changge, she complained, “Second brother, look at this bare and cold place; how can anyone live here? And where are the servants? If Luo Er catches a cold or falls ill, there is no one to take care of him?”
Xu Changge, weighing down one shoulder with a large case and holding a food container in his left hand, nearly choked on his breath upon hearing this.
“Oh mother, don’t be hard on second uncle. I actually think this quiet chamber is quite good, very suitable for research,” said Tang Luo with a smile, trying to reassure Xu Shuhui, “Furthermore, your son is now a sect master; how would I fall ill? Be at ease.”
After much persuasion, Tang Luo managed to calm Xu Shuhui’s worries and began to report to his parents, wife, younger brother, and sister-in-law on the situation in Longzhou.
Aside from glossing over matters related to the Ji Family, as the clan chief had already arranged bloodline factional shuffling early on, he detailed everything, including the Justice Alliance’s campaign against the seven cities and his own actions without omitting a thing.
Hearing that even with participation of a sect master the fall of the Longxi Alliance could not be prevented, they all felt a certain heaviness in their hearts.
“Alright, let’s talk about sothing happier,” said Tang Luo, cutting off the topic of the Longxi Alliance and asking Xu Changge, “Second uncle, during my absence, have those little rascals from the Marshal Star Pavilion been behaving?”
“They have been behaving, alright.”
Xu Changge’s words seed hesitant, “But, is there a problem with the cultivation thods these children are practicing? Not to be nosy, second uncle, but practicing such austerities to strengthen the spirit starting from Mortal Realm and shedding mortality, isn’t that a bit too soon?”
“If we are to rebuild the family, we must endure hardships that others can’t.”
Tang Luo smiled, “These days have been hard on you, Second Uncle. Now that the ban has been lifted, just hand those kids over to my wife.”
Xu Changge waved his hand, “We’re family, there’s no hardship to speak of.”
After so more pleasantries, everyone set down their food boxes and wooden cases and left the quiet room, leaving only Yun Xiu who hadn’t spoken with Tang Luo.
The two, entwined, tenderly ward each other with their love, lting away the cold in the quiet room.
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White Jade Sword Pavilion
The discussion regarding Tang Luo’s final punishnt is still ongoing. As it involves a master related by marriage, even the Sword Pavilion can’t be anything but careful.
In truth, Tang Luo’s actions resonated with the temperant of the swordsn of Yuanzhou, but he ultimately defied the sacred decree and violated the rules, so punishnt is still warranted. Otherwise, the laws of Ying City would beco nothing but an empty facade.
The Sword Sect and Sword Saints of Ying City did not initially intend to impose a severe punishnt, but several suggestions for penalty were noncommittally dismissed by the Langhuan Sword Master, leaving everyone sowhat baffled.
Sensing the extraordinary atmosphere, the crowd ceased their discussions, silently waiting for the Sword Master to speak.
“Tang Luo, the relative of Heavenly Phoenix Sword Saint, disrespected the sacred decree and defied the prohibition by aiding Tang Clan of Longxi against the orthodox path of Xiehe.”
“Punishnt: solitary confinent and reflection, ten years.”
The Sword Pavilion erupted into a buzz, and appeals from the Sword Sect’s Xu Feng and Sword Saint Xu Changfeng for the Langhuan Sword Master to retract the order were rejected.
Thus, the final decision on Tang Luo’s punishnt was set.
The Sword Sect and Sword Saints of Ying City felt that this punishnt was too harsh, seeing as even more serious infractions by disciples from the main branch of the Xu Clan did not result in such harsh penalties.
For every dissatisfied individual, there was soone content; many swordsn in Ying City who despised evil felt that Xu Lang did what was right to exemplify the righteous path.
But if we were to turn back ti to one day ago, these righteous swordsn would realize that the punishnt for Void Grandmaster Tang Luo was not specifically targeted by the Langhuan Sword Master, but was actually requested by the Void Grandmaster himself.
For Tang Luo, he had to fulfill a promise to his clan leader over the next few years.
The first was, of course, to accumulate the Spiritual Power necessary for breaking through to the next realm, and Hua Ji had done an excellent job in that regard; the chief steward of Star Pavilion had never let Tang Luo down.
The second was to seek the path to holiness.
If this era’s sacred way was in teaching, then it’s nothing more than about evolving the fundantals and finding a new way out.
Comparatively, changing the fundantals is obviously easier than finding a new way out, but the thirty-six charts of Innate Dao Map have been confird as treasures by martial arts over thousands of years; whether they can truly be surpassed is also a question in Tang Luo’s heart.
But since he has promised to find the path, he would not give up halfway. Fortunately, he possesses a Star Core that can store Spiritual Power, enabling them to clarify the Sea of Qi in their dantian.
Then, according to the thought process of the Innate Dao Map, he would continuously adjust his stance to see if he could find a more efficient way of Foundation Building than the thirty-six charts of Innate Dao Map.
If he could complete this step, he would be able to completely change this ancient thod of Foundation Building, ensuring that his na stays forever in the martial arts history of Xiehe.
Of course, Tang Luo had even greater ambitions in his heart, such as completely changing the way martial arts are practiced. After all, the threshold for martial arts practice demands exceedingly high personal discipline today.
If martial talents were to be ranked, self-discipline would even rank above natural talent. Without his ability to see Spiritual Power, Tang Luo wouldn’t have noticed how many true dragons and phoenixes are hidden among the multitudes.
There are many things he wants to do, but he has to be patient and tackle them one by one.
Opening the thirty-six charts of Innate Dao Map on the wall of the quiet room, Tang Luo stored all his Spiritual Power into the Star Core in his Sea of Qi, his powerful body gradually regressing from the pinnacle of the Fierce Realm to the level of a re mortal.
Tang Luo clenched his fists and began to try to rebuild his Foundation, connecting heaven and earth.
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