The Legend of the Sacred Sword Cultivator
40 Ch: TCM XV

The Cultivator was wary of being surprised to see the sudden arrival of Yang Jian in his article they did not feel the presence of anyone other than them.

It just so happened that Yang Jian was wearing a special cloak of the Jade Stone Sect, seeing that they instantly turned their ecapression to soft.

"We don't know for sure either. But there have been attacks on some remote villages. And his movements are also massive. It is believed that the mastermind of this attack was related to the attack in the city of Xemin a few years ago."

One of the seniors helped explain to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian's expression changed, his body stiffened at the senior's words. 'I'm not even strong enough to take part' Yang Jian muttered inwardly, his expression turned mellow as he regretted his flaws.

"You'd better get back to your room. Not a wise choice to hang around late at night like this." One of the seniors reminded Yang Jian who was replied to a small nod by Yang Jian.

Yang Jian stepped his feet slowly down the small path towards the special rooms of the invited guests, he looked glum while raging with his own thoughts. Until he realized that he had arrived at the door.

'Tok tock.'

" Has the teacher been sleeping?" Instead of returning to his room, Yang Jian's footsteps instead led him to Chang An's room.

Then came a handsome young man who opened the door for Yang Jian."Jian'er, it's late why haven't you slept?"

"Can I go to the teacher?" Yang Jian asked without answering his teacher's question. Yang Jian still saw the look on Chang An's face not as bright as usual.

"Sister..." Call Yang Jian then as they were already sitting on top of Chang An's bed. Yang Jian's call made Chang An round his eyes while looking at Yang Jian with a surprised look. A call he hadn't heard for a long time.

"Stopped? Your request even made me want to take the lives of those despicable men and women."

"You just need to vote, keep supporting Yang Jian to win the tournament or get him out of the sect."

"Do I look like I care? Whoever is closest to you I assume he's ready to get involved with you, too. Would you rather I take his life right now. I have a thousand and one ways to kill a little boy without pain. You can choose which way to end his life. Let's just say I'm spreading kindness."

Those words always haunted Chang An, as if like a broken cassette that was played over and over again in his head. Really, Chang An's heart felt crumpled at this moment.

"It's been so long, huh?" Yang Jian asked then while leaning on the head of Chang An's mattress.

"Whatever happens, brother is still my brother. Chang An's brother!" Yang Jian's smile did not fade in the slightest while saying the word.

A sincere looking smile from an innocent little boy. A smile that should not be tarnished by the greed of others, a smile that should always be shown to teenagers of Yang Jian's age. Who need affection, the glory of his father and mother and a sense of being guarded and protected.

But that was not how Yang Jian felt at this time, at an age that was not even thirteen years old he had no parental affection, he doesn't even know who his father and mother are.

He had to feel the rigors of life without anyone to go back to. And now, he was already the victim of Elder Shing's greed and selfishness.

And without a cue, Yang Jian took Chang An's spatial ring and helped him insert the wooden box before Chang An had time to reject it.

Chang An's spatial ring was different from Yang Jian's spatial ring. Yang Jian's ring should only be used by Yang Jian himself because Xiao Ming had sealed the ring so that it could not be used by others. While Chang An's ring had no seal at all.

"I don't accept big brother's rejection!" Yang Jian uttered firmly when he saw the reaction of Chang An who wanted to return Yang Jian's gift item. Seeing Yang Jian's serious gaze, Chang An finally accepted the gift while gently stroking Yang Jian's silver mane.

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"Do you intend to leave the sect?" Asked the dragon as Yang Jian had returned to his room.

"Do I have a choice?" Yang Jian laid his body on the mattress by propping his head up using both hands, he stared at the ceiling of the room while pondering.

"I don't have a dragon. My papa? I don't even know when we'll meet again. Chang An's brother? Because of me he got into big trouble. I don't have a home to go back to."

Yang Jian's expression turned mellow, he was not a perfect child who had a heart as strong as steel. He is not a legendary cultivator who sails the world of cultivators who will be immune to the bitter sweetness of life. He's just a teenager who hasn't even turned thirteen.

"What's your next plan? You can't just leave the sect. You may be hunted for being a sect traitor and you will be ostracized among the people."

Dragon had lived for thousands of years, so it was only natural that he knew a little about the rules that prevailed in a sect.

"I'll make a deal with Elder Shing. Tomorrow morning I'll meet him to discuss this matter."

"Sup to you. I support."

"Tumben, usually you will..."

"Shut up, I don't want to listen to your words"

Yang Jian smiled faintly, for a moment he forgot about his problem due to arguing with the dragon. He closed his eyes again to come to terms with the problem he was facing right now.

"At any rate, I have to hunt down the king or the queen of the demons to keep my life. I can't leave the sect without carrying out a mission." Yang Jian began to recall regarding the seal in the heavenly world that continued to require the ktistal stealth and life energy.

"You need more blood of the demon king or queen to maintain your qi and life energy from being absorbed by the seal." the dragon replied confirming Yang Jian's remark. "You can't kill all the humans in your sect to defend your life, can you?"

Yang Jian seemed to be thinking contemplating the dragon's utterance. "You're right, after all, it's not easy to kill them one by one with my power now." yang Jian said as he tapped his finger on his chin as if he was thinking of the right way to kill all the humans in the Jade Stone Sect with ease.

The dragon who heard Yang Jian's reply choked on his own spit, he grimaced a little as well as the other two demon kings. "I've never even met a mother animal that preys on her own."

Yang Jian who understood the purpose of the words of the dragon smiled amusedly as it managed to upset the dragon. He then decided to go to sleep because the day had started early.