Chapter 213: Chapter 135: Tower of Ten Thousand Paths, Conclusion and Aftermath_3
He informed Luo Wentian and Taoist Longshan about the matter, and both of them were naturally overjoyed, with no objections whatsoever.
Even that very night.
Taoist Longshan personally relocated the Sword Tower to the other side of the mountain gate, reflecting beautifully with the True Martial Sword Stele.
He even changed the name on the tower to the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths.
A few days later.
Tang Qiu, along with a group of experts from the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, delivered all the previously negotiated compensations: treasures, ancient books, all carted into the True Martial Sect.
Seeing their once Inheritance Sword Tower now standing outside the True Martial Mountain gate, renamed to the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths, was heart-wrenching for them, as if they were watching their wife being handed over to their enemy and forced to wear the enemy’s favored clothing. Their eyes turned red.
But all they felt was a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Sect Leader Tang, two hundred years of seclusion. If the Inquiring Sword Pavilion fails to keep its promise, I’m afraid many peers in the Martial Realm will not stand by your side," Luo Wentian stated calmly, with a faint hint of threat in his words.
He was just telling the truth.
Tang Qiu had a bitter look on his face:
"I understand, once we return to the sect, we will announce the closure of the mountain for two hundred years."
Luo Wentian nodded slightly:
"Take care."
He watched the desolate backs of Tang Qiu and his companions without a hint of sympathy.
This is all their own doing.
If Gu Changhe had won before, the outcome for the True Martial Sect would not be favorable either, with the Heart Inquiry Platform and the True Martial Sword Stele among other foundations likely to be taken away.
He didn’t dwell on this matter any further.
Luo Wentian and Ning Qi exchanged smiles and began to inventory the compensation delivered by the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, which was much more than what the Formless Sect had provided before.
After all, being a Holy Land with millennia of sword dao heritage, this harvest was enough to greatly enhance the foundation of the True Martial Sect!
The numerous ancient books didn’t need further elaboration.
The treasures sent were enough to make Ning Qi smile, as he could spend some leisure time refining them into pills, accelerating the strength enhancement of the True Martial Sect disciples.
After creating the Heavenly Thunder Technique, Ning Qi’s alchemy abilities further improved, and the pills refined through heavenly thunder had no side effects, as long as the dosage was controlled.
It is foreseeable.
Once the True Martial Sect assimilates this harvest, it will truly possess the grandeur of a Taoist Holy Land.
The True Martial Sect is becoming increasingly vigorous.
Ning Qi was in a good mood.
He thought, the effect of making an example out of someone should be good enough to deter the probing of the Demon Sect and Southern Border, and with a little more time, neither will pose a threat.
...
The outcome of the battle between True Man Tianjian and the Heart Inquiry Sword was still spreading, with many people keeping an eye on the developments.
Several days later.
Two more pieces of news spread across the world, causing a sensation.
The first was the Inquiring Sword Pavilion’s closure for two hundred years.
The second was the reopening of the True Martial Sect’s mountain gate, along with the announcement of the opening of the True Martial Sword Stele and the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths.
This not only made the Martial Realm even more lively but also marked the complete end of the previous conflicts between the Inquiring Sword Pavilion and the True Martial Sect.
After learning about the Inquiring Sword Pavilion’s two hundred years of seclusion as the result.
Many people sighed.
Some felt a vague regret, thinking that if the True Martial Sect had been more ruthless, they could have watched the downfall of the Inquiring Sword Pavilion openly, then stood on a moral high ground to attack the True Martial Sect, thus splitting two great bounties at once.
But unfortunately, things didn’t go as people wished.
However, subsequently.
Everyone’s attention shifted entirely to the True Martial Sect.
The re-opening of the True Martial Sword Stele naturally excited and thrilled many swordsmen. Originally, the True Martial Sword Stele was already well-known, and after this incident where the stele summoned heavenly thunder to slay the Heart Inquiry Sword, it became evident to everyone that the True Martial Sword Stele had been underestimated.
But some couldn’t help but wonder.
"Tower of Ten Thousand Paths? What’s that?"
After some well-informed people made inquiries, they were dumbfounded, then excitedly spread the news.
"What? The Tower of Ten Thousand Paths is the former Inheritance Sword Tower of the Inquiring Sword Pavilion?"
"The True Martial Sect is incredibly bold! They actually dare to take out such a heritage-like artifact? The comparison with the Inquiring Sword Pavilion is instantaneously telling..."
"Not only that, but all martial artists who meet the criteria can enter the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths, but they must exchange one for one, gaining one insight requires leaving another. However, it seems that most of what’s inside the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths is likely still sword dao insights..."
Voices of discussion sprang up across the land.
Some people felt this Tower of Ten Thousand Paths did not live up to its name, claiming to be all paths but likely still dominated by sword dao.
Others speculated the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths might be a conspiracy, suspecting the True Martial Sect of aiming to seize others’ martial paths.
Yet most people marveled at the audacity of the True Martial Sect.
The previous opening of the True Martial Sword Stele had already earned them much goodwill, and now, with the opening of the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths, even more so.
Everyone knew.
The True Martial Sect’s rise, stepping on the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, likely greatly increased its foundation, harvesting countless treasures, making others envious.
But now.
The True Martial Sect sharing the Tower of Ten Thousand Paths was, in a sense, enough to silence the world, preventing others from envying the True Martial Sect for its other achievements.
This is human nature.
Some martial sects with a long heritage secretly lamented that the rise of the True Martial Sect was unstoppable.
Not only did they have supreme experts as their foundation, but they also lacked a lack of long-term vision, making their rise inevitable.
Some regretted bitterly.
Not participating in the True Martial Sect’s assessment earlier, missing an opportunity to soar.
The Town North King heard this news and shook his head with a smile.
He realized his reminders were somewhat unnecessary; the True Martial Sect clearly knew what to do and had their bounds.
"However... this time, True Man Tianjian is indeed likely to truly enter the sight of those standing atop the Great Yan, but I wonder if it will catch the glance of that one."
He gazed into the distance.
In the direction of the Imperial City of Yan State.