Chapter 1362: Chapter 575: The One Sword Identity Scandal (Part 3)

All sides reacted differently; overall, when people first heard the news, they were all very shocked.

Above the Nine Heavens, the people in the sky also received the news.

Within the Huang Family, some people were astonished, then began to treat it seriously: if Qin Ming really was One Sword, then that would be equivalent to the very core Saint Level, absolutely worth the legitimate daughter stepping in personally to win him over.

"If it’s true, he’ll be on the same level as Qian Cheng, Yin Tian, and Wei Shouzhen, destined to dazzle for a lifetime!"

Clearly, some people now attached even more importance to Qin Ming.

In the Lu Family where Heavenly Venerate Lu Heng resided, that clan’s legitimate daughter Lu Jingli was urged multiple times by the clan elders, asking why she hadn’t interacted with Qin Ming at the last grand gathering.

Lu Jingli was distracted; that young man from the Lower Realm, the rising star of Black and White Mountain—could he really be One Sword?

"Impossible, the gap between the two is far too great." She muttered to herself.

The Lu Family had naturally investigated Qin Ming; they knew his cultivation was based mainly on the Newborn Road, with the Immortal Road as supplement. There was absolutely no way he could have stepped into the Grandmaster Domain in just a few short years.

Pressed by the clan elders, Lu Jingli pondered for a while, then wrote a letter, and released a high-grade lightning sparrow to deliver the message, inviting Qin Ming to tea.

Now that the heavens and the ground were in close contact with no barriers, Qin Ming received the letter that very day. After a brief pause, he replied directly, politely declining.

Lu Jingli’s Maid was displeased, saying, "He uses cultivation as an excuse, but right now he’s in the Da Yu Imperial City’s Chongxiao City, and he hasn’t gone into seclusion."

That had nothing to do with Qin Ming; he had no mood to accompany a noble lady from the heavens for tea.

Lu Jingli stared blankly, feelings complicated. The Lu Family’s legitimate daughter had taken the initiative to invite him, yet he directly refused.

Bai Meng asked, "Brother Ming, what are you planning next, are you still going to the Outer Domain to do big business? Take me along next time, actually, I also can... meow!"

He already knew that his elder sister had merely tagged along for one trip and had gotten six hundred thousand Day Gold, so he was privately asking Qin Ming with great eagerness.

Immediately, he felt a chill down his back. Was the wind and snow in the rear garden of the Princess Mansion really this fierce?

Bai Meng turned his head stiffly and happened to see Tang Yushang approaching in silence, her face like ice. Then, he was subjected to another vicious beating.

In truth, the others also wanted to ask Qin Ming what his next plans were.

Qin Ming replied, "Everyone’s already forced me into a corner. Naturally, I’m going to work hard to break through!"

Above the Nine Heavens, Immortal Cities were resplendent; even the boundless night sky thus formed into a vast, luminous region.

At this moment, two Grandmasters of the Domain, both Celebrities, were drinking atop a thirty-three–story Jade Tower, gazing into the boundless Night Fog Sea.

Star Mountain’s Grandmaster Xie Muzhe drank a mouthful of wine and said, "What a surprise, that kid down on the ground might be One Sword. What do you think?"

Xie Muzhe had once gone to Sky City to recruit Qin Ming for Star Mountain, but his terms were rather harsh. He was very overbearing; short of calling it a slave contract, it wasn’t far off.

After Qin Ming flatly refused, Xie Muzhe had spoken coldly, saying that Qin Ming was already an adult and should bear responsibility for his words, actions, and choices. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Beside him, Cheng Xian gently swirled the amber-like fine wine in his luminous cup, stirring up layer upon layer of Spirit Light, and responded, "It’s great. The more we promote it, the better—praise Qin Ming’s astonishing talent and let’s see whether he can withstand the halo and glory that One Sword will bring him."

Back then, he had descended to the ground, drank tea, splashed ink to paint, and with a single rumor spread that Chixia City possessed a Supreme deification secret Pure Land, causing Meng Xinghai to have the Three eyed God "take root" in his consciousness as a Borrowing Body for rebirth, almost falling into a deathtrap.

Moreover, although Cheng Xian hadn’t personally shown himself at the time, he had used grey organizations such as Longevity Residence and Purification House to cause trouble for Qin Ming, intending to block his road to the heavens.

At that time, Cheng Xian had already harbored suspicions about Qin Ming’s identity.

Xie Muzhe turned his head to look at him and said, "You really are doing your utmost for the one behind you."

Nowadays, the old monsters were all lying low. Grandmasters were the high-end combat power out in the open, and these two were both overwhelming Grandmasters of their era, both Celebrities.

Cheng Xian appeared rather scholarly. With a faint smile he said, "Speaking of which, I actually do have some doubts. Before, I took him for Taiyi. Now that people have reminded me like this, I really might mistake him for One Sword."

Xie Muzhe, his head full of silver hair and Spirit vigorous, asked, "Don’t tell me you want to get involved too?"

Cheng Xian shook his head and said, "We have no need to get ourselves covered in blood."

After a slight pause, he smiled again and said, "However, since someone has already fired the first arrow, we can just go along with the trend. We don’t need to expend any effort—just praise him a bit more. It doesn’t cost us anything; it’s just a matter of opening our mouths, and naturally all sorts of stray arrows will fly toward the target."

Xie Muzhe said, "Opening one’s mouth can also get people killed. Especially with the effect of Celebrities, many will be sure he is One Sword. Those who bear him hostility may not be able to resist prematurely strangling him."

Cheng Xian shook his head and said, "What’s that got to do with me? I’m praising him."

Xie Muzhe nodded and said, "Mm, just sit back and watch the bloody spectacle, let others wave the flags and step onto the field. That’s indeed quite good—give things a push at the critical moment."

Then he frowned again and said, "Just don’t truly force out a Supreme Grandmaster."

Cheng Xian sneered and said, "In this era, with the current general situation, with Tao Rhythm seething so terrifyingly, that absolute Grandmasters might appear—I believe that. Supreme? You’re overthinking it. Besides, One Sword isn’t that kid at all. Taiyi might be him, but his realm just isn’t there yet."

Xie Muzhe nodded and said, "Mm, I think so too. Retreating a step, even if he really is One Sword, becoming a Supreme Grandmaster would still be extremely difficult."

Right now, Qin Ming was making use of the Pure Land of the Great Yu Imperial Family, inhaling the scent of the priceless Calming Incense. With Spiritual Clarity, he was questioning himself, questioning his heart: was he ready to step into the Grandmaster Domain?