I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

The advancing team grew larger again.

A group of four people, grand and impressive, heading towards the next target location.

As the senior disciple of the Ancestral Temple, Shen Luo’s place was deeper in, near a lake.

Opposite the lake was a cliff towering into the sky.

The cliff was covered with countless traces of criss-crossing Sword Qi, looking fierce and ghastly.

As a Sword User, Sword Cultivator, Han Zhan’s gaze was instantly captivated by these Sword Qi marks and did not move away.

"Many people are attracted to this cliff the moment they arrive here."

"It’s indeed astonishing; when I first came to the Ancestral Temple, it also struck me," Lu Tao said, "Let me help you by casting a hexagram to see if you truly can..."

After habitually speaking, he suddenly stopped, remained silent, and said no more.

Suddenly, he recalled that his Fifth Junior Brother Ji Fa had already obtained Saint Fu Xi’s Circulation Technique, and helping him cast a hexagram might backfire.

"This is the most famous cliff in the Ancestral Temple, called Sword Casting Cliff."

"The name was coined by the senior disciple. He named it because he constantly honed his Sword Skills and strength here."

Chang Hao continued the conversation.

"I probably haven’t had the chance to tell you about the origins of the Ancestral Temple, Fifth Junior Brother."

"Regarding the Ancestral Temple, as you can see, it is not on the ground but deep underground because of the Celestial God’s influence."

"All the areas you now see were carved out one sword stroke at a time by the senior disciple."

"Later, the Master felt that the underground area was spacious enough to serve as the Ancestral Temple, thus halting the senior disciple’s relentless sword swings, leaving only this cliff."

Sword Casting Cliff is the northernmost point of the Ancestral Temple.

Even to this day, senior disciple Shen Luo still continues to expand the Sword Casting Cliff, further and further.

This is one of the unique features of Sword Casting Cliff.

After hearing their descriptions, the formidable image of the sword-obsessed senior disciple Shen Luo was vividly painted.

"The purer a person is, the stronger they become," Han Zhan couldn’t help but exclaim.

"I very much agree with your statement," Chang Hao nodded deeply in agreement.

While they were conversing, a rather small figure appeared below Sword Casting Cliff.

The person came dressed in plain grayish-maize garments, carrying a long sword without a sheath on his back. The sharp Sword Qi spilled forward like mercury, creating potholes on the ground beneath him.

His gaze was not particularly sharp, but when looked upon, one felt Sword Qi lightly pricking every pore of their being.

Making one’s whole body uncomfortable.

A powerful Sword Cultivator.

This should be the senior disciple of the Ancestral Temple, Shen Luo.

Shen Luo’s expression was somewhat dazed; he was a person of few words.

His gaze swept past the crowd, ultimately resting on Chang Hao.

"Why did you send a Yanshi Puppet over here?"

Chang Hao: "..."

He refused to answer that question.

Shen Luo then looked at Han Zhan, unexpectedly shaking his head.

"You’re here for the Skill Gate and Power Gate, aren’t you?"

"I can’t give them to you."

Shen Luo’s words surprised everyone.

This... shouldn’t be something the senior disciple would say; what’s gone wrong?

At that moment, everyone’s gaze turned to Bai Shang.

Bai Shang shook his head immediately, saying, "Don’t look at me, I couldn’t eavesdrop on his heartfelt sounds."

Though the Telepathy Skill is indeed powerful, not everyone’s thoughts can be heard.

For a strong Sword Cultivator like Shen Luo, entering the Dao through Sword Skills, having achieved Sword Heart Clarity, no heart sounds could be heard at all.

Next, everyone’s gaze shifted to Lu Tao.

Lu Tao helplessly spread his hands, "Don’t look at me. I already cast a hexagram for myself before coming, and the hexagram indicated great fortune."

Great fortune, yet Shen Luo is unwilling to let Han Zhan access the Skill Gate and Power Gate?

"Why?" Han Zhan eventually asked, facing Shen Luo.

Originally thinking that the cold-hearted and taciturn Shen Luo wouldn’t reply, unexpectedly, he spoke again, giving an answer.

"Because you already have two Supreme Treasures, the Magic Gate and the Skill Gate."

"Thus you cannot obtain the other two, unless."

Shen Luo paused at this point, silently drawing the long sword from his back.

Even such a slight action caused the sharp Sword Qi to etch a deep sword mark on the ground.

"Unless, you can defeat me and take them from me, then they will become your spoils."

"That’s not fair!" Chang Hao couldn’t help but argue for Han Zhan.

As the senior disciple, Shen Luo was the first to be apprenticed under Jiang Ziya, having undisclosed years of cultivation following Jiang Ziya.

While Han Zhan just joined the Ancestral Temple, with his current cultivation, wanting to defeat Shen Luo is almost impossible.

In the face of Chang Hao’s questioning and rebuttal, Shen Luo remained unmoved.

"In this world, there has never been any fairness."

"To obtain Supreme Treasures, you must defeat me; if you’re not satisfied, you can go to the Master."

"I need to continue my sword swings at Sword Casting Cliff, so I won’t accompany you further here."

After uttering this, Shen Luo turned around and headed deeper into Sword Casting Cliff.

Leaving the four to stare at one another in place.

"This... Fifth Junior Brother, don’t mind this, the senior disciple wasn’t like this before, possibly..." Lu Tao tried to say a few good words for Shen Luo.

"Let’s go find the Master and discuss this!" Chang Hao rallied for Han Zhan.

The Skill Gate and Power Gate were in Shen Luo’s hands, he wouldn’t give them and couldn’t be seized by force.

Han Zhan and company could only resume their journey, arriving at the Ancestral Temple’s main hall where Jiang Ziya resided.

Upon arriving at the main hall,

Han Zhan’s vision suddenly spun, and upon regaining consciousness, he was already inside the main hall.

The other senior brothers and sisters originally by his side were all gone.

Han Zhan knew this was Jiang Ziya’s doing.

Indeed, before him, a golden glow coalesced into the form of Jiang Ziya.

He continued to look at him with a kindly smile, "So, you’ve met all the senior brothers and sisters, haven’t you?"

"I have met them," Han Zhan nodded slightly.

"Good you’ve met them, let me see how your gains are... eh?" Jiang Ziya looked at Han Zhan with some surprise.

"The Magic Gate and Skill Gate have both acknowledged you as their master?"

Custodianship and acknowledgment are two different things.

Like Bai Shang and Lu Tao previously, they were merely custodians of Supreme Treasures without gaining their acknowledgment.

Even Shen Luo was the same.

Han Zhan, however, had both Supreme Treasures acknowledge him, which surprised Jiang Ziya greatly and brought him joy.

"Excellent, you truly didn’t disappoint me."

"So now, I have a question and want to hear your view."

Jiang Ziya paused here, looked up, and asked nonchalantly:

"Who among your four senior brothers and sisters do you think is the traitor?"

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