618: Holy Ring Bell

Although it wasn't necessarily accurate, Xie Feng felt that his guess was likely close to the mark.

The current Ten Sects of the Sacred Ring could now only be called the Eight Sects of the Sacred Ring.

Next, he would see if those two fellows could make it through this ordeal.

As for those five, heh, it was time to make a firm decision upon returning this time.

In the current Ten Sects of the Sacred Ring, if nothing else, the yuanxu plate and the Luohong Saber needed to be reclaimed.

The situation of multiple factions dividing the Sacred Ring Domain eventually stopped once only ten sects remained; besides the stalemate, there were other reasons involved.

The sacred ring bell!

A saint-level innate spiritual treasure, this was the spiritual treasure held by that Saint Extreme Realm expert of the Sacred Ring Domain in the past.

It had been severely damaged during that great war and subsequently split into ten parts.

These ten parts formed ten different Immortal-grade Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

According to Legend, that sacred ring bell was forged by that Saint Extreme Realm expert using ten different spiritual treasures; now they had simply been separated once again.

Luohong Hall wasn't originally called Luohong Hall, but rather the Other Shore Hall, which was related to Hall Master of Luohong Hall's Three Knives of the Other Shore.

Later, when the ten sects allied, because they possessed the Luohong Saber, the divine ability Falling Rainbow Sand Count, and various martial technique inheritances, they changed the sect's name to Luohong Hall to proclaim their legitimacy.

The subsequent Yuanxu Sect, Dou Yuan Hall... were all the same, except for the Nine Absolute Sword Sect.

The Immortal-grade Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure in Xie Feng's hand was named the chanyu sword, yet his sect was not called the Chanyu Sect.

The Nine Absolute Sword Sect was named to commemorate the Ultimate Sword Sect and the Ultimate Nine Swords.

It could be said that he was the only exception among the Ten Sects of the Sacred Ring.

It was simply because his strength was great enough, and it was just a name, so no one said anything.

After all, the names of the other sects were changed voluntarily to proclaim legitimacy; no one had forced them.

The reason he cared about those two spiritual treasures wasn't that he wanted to recreate the sacred ring bell, but rather because it was related to the three corpse.

Although the predecessor of the sacred ring bell was ten spiritual treasures with different origins that had separated for certain reasons, they had once been fused into one.

So no matter what, after the fusion, they contained parts of each other, and under mutual influence, their origins were certainly no longer the same as they were initially.

If he could use three of the Ten Treasures of the Sacred Ring for Slaying Three Corpses, he wondered if it would satisfy the requirement of having the same root and origin.

In that case, his path forward would not be cut off, and there would still be hope of becoming a Saint.

As for other methods to resolve the issue of spiritual treasures for Slaying Three Corpses not having the same root and origin, they existed, but he was unaware of them.

Furthermore, even if this method failed, if he gathered the other nine, he could use the origin of the chanyu sword as the primary base to devour their origins.

Since they had been fused before, the probability of successful devouring was quite high.

This way, even if his chanyu sword didn't reach the level of the former sacred ring bell, it should still become a saint-level innate spiritual treasure.

Being able to use a spiritual treasure of this level as an object for slaying corpses and as a weapon would undoubtedly greatly increase his foundation.

As for finding a solution later on, it would undoubtedly be much easier.

Thus, another reason for Hall Master of Luohong Hall to die had to be added.

Gripping the chanyu sword in his hand, Xie Feng's figure flickered and vanished from the spot.

He knew what he had to do next: he would stand guard at the gates of the two sects that were currently Slaying Three Corpses.

If they succeeded, so be it; if they failed, he would eliminate them to bolster his own foundation.

In any case, it would provide some assistance to his long-standing plan... "What is Xie Feng thinking?"

The five people who left the Yuanxu Sect did not choose to return directly to their respective sects but began to communicate while on the road.

They were still communicating via divine sense, which did not produce any fluctuations.

On the surface, the five of them were chatting and laughing while traveling.

"I don't know, but if he was the one who did it, why did he let us leave earlier?"

Without a doubt, this was a major point of suspicion.

The strong had no need to lie to the weak; they simply did whatever they wanted.

Sure enough, once these words were spoken, the five fell into silence once more.

"If it wasn't Xie Feng, then who could it be?"

To be able to wipe out a sect so quickly and cleanly, they must have at least Quasi-Saint level combat power.

Moreover, the Yuanxu Sect probably wasn't the only one in trouble; there were also Guixin Hall, Dou Yuan Hall, and Luohong Hall, none of whom had shown up this time.

As for personally going to check things out, they didn't dare to go now.

However, it was still possible to use some means to contact them.

Then, the five of them acted together, using their respective methods to contact the three Hall Masters.

If they were in a decent state, being contacted by five sect masters simultaneously would likely elicit a response.

But if there was no response... from this moment on, the five of them would have to huddle together for warmth or try Slaying Three Corpses themselves.

In the vast starry sky, the five waited for a long time without receiving any response.

Actually, they should have received a response not long after the message was sent.

Since they hadn't received one yet, they likely wouldn't.

"Perhaps... we need to form a new alliance."

At this moment, one of the sect masters spoke up.

Xie Feng might not be reliable because his strength was too great.

In times like these, only those in the same boat as them would be somewhat reliable.

Therefore, the first step they needed to take was relocation.

Traveling together, they would first collect their sects one by one into their respective Inner Worlds.

After that, they would most likely separate with their own followers and find a secret place for Slaying Three Corpses.

In the next moment, the five also disappeared from there... the Xu Kun Sect!

The first sect Chen De arrived at was this Xu Kun Sect.

To be the third sect rescued by him was nothing short of a massive stroke of luck and fortune.

To Chen De's regret, he hadn't been able to save Luohong Hall back then, which had almost become a mental complex for him.

That was why he had fought so hard when liberating the Yuanxu Sect.

Upon arriving here, Chen De immediately showed a look of satisfaction.

For no other reason than the fact that this sect's master was sensibly absent.

After dealing with Xu Lan, Chen De had speculated that there would likely be two scenarios.

One was that the masters of the other sects would rush over to provide support, and the other was that they were in the middle of Slaying Three Corpses.

Of course, there were other possibilities, such as neither supporting nor Slaying Three Corpses.

So he had simply picked a sect at random and hurried over.

It seemed his luck was quite good, as he had encountered the best possible situation.

If they were in the middle of Slaying Three Corpses and he didn't know the progress, he could easily end up on a wasted trip whether he arrived too early or too late.

If it was too early and they hadn't started yet, he would have to face a sect master at their peak Ninth Transformation strength with a home-field advantage, which might lead to a prolonged fight.

In such a sensitive period, if the fight dragged on even a little, everyone would gather, making it a wasted effort.

If it was too late and they had already completed their breakthrough, Chen De appearing then would mean being insta-killed as soon as he showed his face, which would be even more of a waste.

In summary, the current situation was the best.

With their sect master absent, Chen De could do as he pleased and unscrupulously bring blessings to all living beings.