Nine Realms Sword Emperor

Chapter 1954: Chapter 1957: Getting Away With It

"Lord Lan Ming, why not kill this person?"

Once Chu Fengmian left, Wu Jue curiously asked Lan Ming in the palace.

"Is the lord planning to make significant use of him?"

"Use him? I’m not killing him simply because he still has some use. Recently, there’s news that a few remnants of the Lan family have appeared again in the Canghai Star Domain."

Lan Ming sneered coldly.

"I’ve already gotten some information. In a few days, take a few people to investigate. Let him live a few more days and let him do some work."

"Yes."

Wu Jue responded respectfully.

After leaving the palace, Chu Fengmian stepped onto this island, known as Sacrificial Island. The disciples here all belong to the Sacrificial Pavilion.

In the Jade Talisman that Wu Jue gave him, there was a set of clothes, which were the attire of a sea sacrifice protector.

Chu Fengmian changed into these clothes, and the disciples on Sacrificial Island, upon seeing Chu Fengmian, all greeted him with respect.

The internal hierarchy of the Sea Sacrifice Sect is strict, and unless one has absolute strength, few dare to violate this rule.

"I never thought I would infiltrate the Sacrificial Pavilion like this, and Lan Ming already thinks I’ve been subdued, which gives me a perfect chance to get close to him. Once close, I can catch him by surprise and strike him down!"

Upon arriving at the Sea Sacrifice Sect, joining the Sacrificial Pavilion, so many things happened that even Chu Fengmian hadn’t expected this many surprises.

However, these unexpected events turned out to be beneficial for Chu Fengmian.

Originally, even if Chu Fengmian infiltrated the Sea Sacrifice Sect, getting close to Lan Ming would have been very difficult.

After all, Lan Ming’s status is extremely high, and even if Chu Fengmian became a protector of another faction, he would not qualify to approach Lan Ming.

But now, Chu Fengmian joined the Sacrificial Pavilion, making Lan Ming Chu Fengmian’s direct superior, giving him numerous chances to get close to Lan Ming.

Furthermore, Lan Ming has planted a restriction in Chu Fengmian’s Dao Heart, making Lan Ming believe that Chu Fengmian has already been subdued by him.

In the future, when Chu Fengmian approaches Lan Ming, he won’t be on guard, and Chu Fengmian’s surprise attack might catch Lan Ming completely off-guard.

However, all this requires careful planning.

Chu Fengmian observed Sacrificial Island for a while and, seeing nothing particularly noteworthy, flew directly to a mountain peak in the center of the island.

On the mountainside of this peak, many palaces are built, which only the seed disciples, core disciples, and various protectors of Sacrificial Island are qualified to occupy.

Chu Fengmian found an empty palace, walked in, and began closed-door cultivation, seemingly to recover from his recent injuries.

But this was just a disguise.

Chu Fengmian’s Spiritual Sense was probing some information in the Jade Talisman.

This information included introductions about the Sea Sacrifice Sect and more.

Of course, as a protector of the Sea Sacrifice Sect, Chu Fengmian, although lower in rank than an elder, is still on par with core disciples. The secrets recorded in the Jade Talisman are much more than ordinary disciples know.

However, these secrets don’t count for much. The Jade Talisman is just for Chu Fengmian to understand the Sea Sacrifice Sect and learn its various rules so that he can practice within the sect.

But Chu Fengmian didn’t intend to truly become a protector and practice within the Sea Sacrifice Sect, thus skipping the various rules.

He is most concerned about matters concerning the Sacrificial Lake.

Now that Chu Fengmian has infiltrated the Sacrificial Pavilion and become its elder, he is already close to Lan Ming.

The next step is for Chu Fengmian to infiltrate the Sacrificial Lake to find the Glazed Pure Water.

The Glazed Pure Water is located in the center of the Sacrificial Lake. It’s said that the deepest part of the lake holds a pond.

In this pond is stored the Glazed Pure Water, in large quantities.

Chu Fengmian needs this large quantity of Glazed Pure Water to dispel the Demon Intent on the Tai Chu Sword Edge and Blood Evil Demon Emperor’s Heart.

After reading the Jade Talisman about the Sacrificial Lake, Chu Fengmian frowned.

Getting into the Sacrificial Lake is far more difficult than Chu Fengmian had imagined.

The Sacrificial Lake is the Holy Land of the Sea Sacrifice Sect, and even core disciples have few who qualify to enter.

Moreover, even qualified Sea Sacrifice Sect disciples can only go to the periphery of the lake.

The core of the Sacrificial Lake, which contains the Glazed Pure Water, is something even those qualified for training cannot reach.

This means that Chu Fengmian’s previous method of acquiring Contribution Points to gain entry, like in the Sea Sword Sect, won’t work in the Sea Sacrifice Sect.

Even if Chu Fengmian earns enough to qualify, he can only access the outskirts of the lake.

The depths of the Sacrificial Lake involve many secrets of the Sea Sacrifice Sect, and not even core disciples have the qualification to go there.

Only a few elders with special qualifications in the Sea Sacrifice Sect are allowed.

"Lan Ming seems to have this qualification."

Chu Fengmian’s eyes sparkled.

Lan Ming, with his high status in the Sea Sacrifice Sect as a Sacrificial Pavilion elder, is one of the few elders qualified to enter the depths of the Sacrificial Lake.

If Chu Fengmian could disguise himself as Lan Ming, he might have a chance to enter the depths of the lake.

However, to disguise himself as Lan Ming, the first thing Chu Fengmian needs to do is to kill Lan Ming.

That’s not easy, as Lan Ming’s strength is not inferior even to the Mad Dragon Emperor before he overcame the Celestial Tribulation.

Even if Chu Fengmian uses all his power to strike Lan Ming, it’s not guaranteed.

Moreover, if Lan Ming is driven to desperation, he might not hold back and attempt the Celestial Tribulation.

During that time, Lan Ming’s strength could increase five or six times.

To strike Lan Ming, Chu Fengmian must achieve a one-hit kill; otherwise, any misstep could bring him catastrophic disaster.

Chu Fengmian has experienced being pursued by the Linjian Sea Emperor before, where any mistake could lead to irreversible consequences and death.

If Lan Ming survives the Celestial Tribulation with his accumulated strength, he might not be weaker than the Linjian Sea Emperor.

If it comes to a battle, the outcome is uncertain.

Chu Fengmian has the mind to kill Lan Ming, but before making a move, he must be fully prepared.

Moreover, if action is taken, it must be outside the Sea Sacrifice Sect.

If a move is made within the sect, even if Chu Fengmian kills Lan Ming, he can’t escape the pursuit of the Sea Sacrifice Sect’s powerful figures.