Chapter 1620: A Little Taste of One’s Skills (IV)

This would also be an opportunity for the Red Moon exalted emperor to assess the Orchid Forest world master’s current condition. It could take place under the guise of confirming Li Hao’s identity. This wasn’t making an issue out of nothing. The young man had killed a Red Moon exalted emperor; vengeance must be had.

No matter whether he was the Sword Sovereign or not, having his dao origin probed was a very discomfiting process that an exalted emperor would not tolerate. This way, the Red Moon exalted emperor could ensure the end of good relations between the wandering cultivator and Orchid Forest!

When that happened, he had his ways of taking care of these bastards!

So long as Orchid Forest ceased relations with this group, they wouldn’t be leaving Red Moon Region alive, no matter if they stayed on Orchid Forest or ran.

Meanwhile, Heaven Rite was hesitant.

Having the world master investigate the wandering cultivator... and scan his dao origin at that... Wasn’t that an open declaration of hostilities?

Damn the Red Moon guy!

But... what if Myriad Dao really was the Sword Sovereign?

You could’ve used any weapon, but you chose the sword!

It was so damned annoying!

Heaven Rite was immensely resigned—this was a situation difficult to proceed in. He could ignore it and think nothing of the Red Moon exalted emperor’s divisive words, but what if the wandering cultivator really was the Sword Sovereign in disguise?

“Since I am working for Orchid Forest, it is only to be expected if my background is investigated!” Li Hao suddenly smiled. “I can accept a probe, but I have a request of my own to make as well. It’s not much, just thirty million dao crystals!”

“......” Everyone stared at him. Was he so short on money that he’d gone crazy?

Are you actually going to let someone inspect your dao origin, the source of your great dao? Do you have a death wish?

“Fellow Daoist Myriad Dao.” Heaven Rite managed a dry cough after a stunned moment. “We’re... just saying...”

“I know a lot of people suspect me.” Li Hao shook his head. “And I may be viewed as the Sword Sovereign if this isn’t cleared up. As for my dao origin... what does it matter? What world master doesn’t know the particulars of the exalted emperors under their banner? It’s not like they’ll kill you just because of what they know...”

Now that was an interesting declaration. Heaven Rite raised an eyebrow. What did the cultivator mean by that? Did he actually mean to join Orchid Forest?

It would be fine for his dao origin to be probed if the guy actually joined Orchid Forest. He would have to integrate with the dao universe if he joined, so the master of dao would know everything there was to know about him regardless.

The Red Moon exalted emperor knitted his brows together and looked at Li Hao with a frosty look. “You’ve got some nerve! Are you backing Orchid Forest into a corner so they won’t investigate you?”

“What does it have to do with you?” Li Hao speared him with a cold glare. “If I really am the Sword Sovereign, I’ll kill a busybody like you with one blow!”

“You...”

The young man ignored him and addressed Heaven Rite, “I will only permit one person to examine me, and that is the Orchid Forest world master! No one else has the right to and I won’t let outsiders probe me either!”

“Ah... the world master is rather busy lately,” Heaven Rite hesitated. “Not to mention, it is not Orchid Forest that wishes to investigate your dao origin, Fellow Daoist Myriad Dao...”

“It’s fine!” Li Hao said casually. “There’s nothing that I want more. This will also erase the air of suspicion around me. People won’t jump out to say I’m from New Martial next time I kill people.”

No one said a word after that. What should they do now? Actually investigate the wandering cultivator?

Heaven Rite was still hesitating when a voice traveled through the void. “Does the little friend truly wish to submit your dao origin for inspection so that you can be cleared of suspicion?”

Ripples traveled through the world and everything brightened!

“World master!” Heaven Rite hastily inclined at the waist.

The Red Moon exalted emperor was also taken aback by the surge of might emanating in all directions. It gave him heart palpitations. This was a world master at peak sixth rank! He was not someone to get on the bad side of.

“The Orchid Forest world master?” Li Hao’s eyes lit up. “Has the senior noticed the happenings here as well? That is right, I wish to be cleared of suspicion. I used a sword today in hopes of eliciting the world master’s attention.

“I know that there must be those who do not wish for Orchid Forest to be well. They’ll throw a fit and attempt to tie me to the New Martial Sword Sovereign. What this person says happens to be right up my alley!”

So this was the case!

Everyone realized that the young man had taken his actions on purpose, in hopes of summoning the Orchid Forest world master. It looked like the wandering cultivator had made up his mind to join the major world. Didn’t he realize what Orchid Forest’s current straits were?

The illusory Orchid Forest master was also surprised by the response. A powerhouse that could kill a third rank from a major world with one blow was an apex existence among low ranks.

And he’s also coming with numerous exalted emperors to join my Orchid Forest?

Does he have other goals in mind? What might he desire?

“Little friend, I just need to take a closer look at your dao origin to believe that you are not the Sword Sovereign...”

“There’s no difference,” Li Hao shook his head. “The world master does not need to think of this as inappropriate. Investigating my dao origin is also my goal. It’s best if you know me inside and out. After all, I rose relatively quickly and haven’t had my team for long. Most exalted emperors in Red Moon Region are unfamiliar with me.

“In that case, I need to prove myself so that people can’t connect me to New Martial. Otherwise... I am not long for this world!”

This was someone who was well aware of the situation he was in!

“Does the little friend insist on doing so?” chuckled the Orchid Forest world master.

“Of course!” Li Hao looked around him. “But I reiterate that only the world master has the right to probe me. No one else is permitted to!”

The Red Moon exalted emperor frowned when he saw how sincere Li Hao seemed to be.

“The dao origin... can be obscured too...” he intoned.

Was this person the Sword Sovereign or not? If he was, perhaps he could conceal his dao origin?

“What you say does not go!” Li Hao laughed. “Who the hell do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak or voice doubts in front of the world master?”

The young man laughed heartily. “World master, if even you are unable to determine if I am obscuring my dao origin or not, then it will take high ranks to do the deed. In that case, I have no need to hide anything from the world master. But if you still do not trust me, I can outright assimilate into Orchid Forest.”

“There is no need to do so,” said the Orchid Forest master. “We just need to take a look at your dao origin. If you are the Sword Sovereign, then you will be connected to New Martial’s core origin dao universe, as well as Yin and Yang. There will be conflicts between our great dao.

“The little friend simply needs to meld your dao origin into Orchid Forest’s great dao. I will know then if you are from New Martial.”

A fissure appeared in the void; it was a different dao universe. Once a conflicting great dao appeared within it, thunder and lightning would smite it. The reaction would be very noticeable, similar to when Red Moon power entered Silver Moon’s dao universe.

If Li Hao was a true wandering cultivator, then his motley array of disordered chaos strength could be integrated into a dao universe without any conflict.

The young man flew toward the dao universe without further ado, drawing startled jerks from the crowd! Even the Orchid Forest master paused. If this person really was the Sword Sovereign, it would be enormous trouble for him to barge into the dao universe like this.

But if he’s the Sword Sovereign, then he might be rushing into his death!

Li Hao stopped near the entrance. Fiery light sparked over him, like a ferocious tiger was leaping out of his energy!

It illuminated the world and dao universe. Sword light materialized within the flames—pure fire dao. It was forceful, domineering, and extremely pure!

The young man didn’t seem like a wandering cultivator!

But neither did he elicit a backlash from the great dao. This pure dao strength was more like he’d received some fortuitous opportunities and heritage from somewhere. The Orchid Forest master briefly probed the energy and saw a surge of flames appear in his mind’s eye.

The young man was very strong!

He immediately understood that this wandering cultivator had once received a fire heritage—and extremely strong one at that.

But it was just a heritage. He was not from a dao universe.

No wonder he was so strong. The wandering cultivator might have obtained a high rank’s heritage. This was a stunning stroke of fortune!

“World master, may I leave now?” Li Hao looked on with complete ease.

“Of course!”

The dao universe immediately closed when Li Hao retreated. The Red Moon exalted emperor had wanted to catch a few more glimpses, but hastily shut his eyes as well when the scene flashed in front of him.

“There is no need to suspect anything,” chuckled the Orchid Forest master. “Little friend Myriad Dao has been quite lucky in life. He also possesses great potential and well deserves his current achievements! Heaven Rite, since we have promised dao crystals to the little friend, we must make good on our word. We must treat him with all due courtesy as he is fighting on behalf of Orchid Forest!”

Heaven Rite breathed out with relief as well. Since the world master had come and personally verified the wandering cultivator, that meant there was nothing amiss with Myriad Dao. At the very least, he wasn’t the Sword Sovereign in disguise.

That was good!

That was enough!

“Of course! I will carry out your orders, world master!” Heaven Rite smiled.

“I have other matters to attend to, the great dao is not stable. Fellow daoists, we can all sit down to discuss dao together when we have a moment one day...” The shadow dispersed.

The world master seemed to have only been passing by. In reality, it was only the talk of the Sword Sovereign that had piqued his attention. He had been worried that the Sword Sovereign would sneak into Orchid Forest. It was enough to confirm that the wandering cultivator wasn’t the Sword Sovereign!

As for whether Myriad Dao was concealing his identity, there was nothing the world master could do if the Sword Sovereign had completely broken away from the core origin universe. Not to mention, while this person utilized the sword, he was a fire cultivator and not a pure swordsman.

That sword was also quite the treasure!

The world master had identified that the sword might be a fourth rank imperial weapon. It might have come with the heritage that Myriad Dao had received.

A fourth rank weapon and the heritage from a seventh rank fire cultivator... It was normal that he’d slain a third rank with one blow.

“We killed four exalted emperors this time!” Li Hao chuckled at Heaven Rite. “Two third ranks, which means sixty million dao crystals, one second rank, and one first rank. That’s a total of ninety million crystals! In addition, probing me means another thirty million crystals. That’s one hundred and twenty million dao crystals in total. Am I right, Senior Heaven Rite?”

“......” Heaven Rite had no idea what to say!