Chapter 1759: The White Venerable

"Fine, I'll listen to you! But we sacred beasts need at least two slots. If that can't be satisfied, we might as well make a scene so no one can go!"

The sacred beast called the White Venerable sneered.

This sacred beast, whose true form was a white fox, hovered in the air, over ten meters long. Though it didn't exert its power, it gave off a sense of intimidating the void.

If it truly became enraged and fought, more than half the people in the square might not be able to withstand it.

"Asking for two slots right off the bat—are you trying to rob us?"

Above the Hall of Masters, a middle-aged-looking strong man sneered coldly.

"What if I am?"

Turning its head, the White Venerable sent a surge of killing intent straight over, stimulating people's souls.

It seemed it was extremely skilled in soul attacks.

"If you want to rob, it's simple—just see if the sword in my hand agrees! If I remember correctly, twenty thousand years ago, my Zhang family ancestor Zhang Yu, with one man and one sword, suppressed you nine ancient sages, not daring to move!" The middle-aged man sneered coldly: "Today, I'd like to try if I can do the same!"

"The Zhang family? Is this that ancestor of the Zhang family?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xuan felt his blood boil, filled with excitement.

He had met this ancestor briefly before and knew he was extremely bold, but he didn't expect him to be undaunted even when facing the strongest ancient sage among the sacred beasts.

Outside the Great Achievement Hall, he had only heard his voice, never seen him in person. Now looking closely, he wore a green robe, his brows like swords, a long sword hanging at his waist, and nothing else. His appearance was somewhat ordinary, yet he exuded a power that could not be ignored.

"He is the last ancient sage of the Zhang family, Zhang Hongtian! Born bold and unconstrained, with unparalleled talent, chivalrous and righteous, hating evil as if it were his enemy. Whenever someone violated righteousness, he would strike back indignantly. Back then, when the power of ancient sages vanished from the world, he was very young and had plenty of time to waste, yet he unhesitatingly chose to sleep..."

Yang Shi's voice sounded.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

It was said that this ancestor was only a little over five hundred years old when he broke through to ancient sage. At that age, others were just starting families and enjoying life's prime, but he unhesitatingly chose to sleep, bidding farewell to his loved ones one by one...

This sacrifice alone was worthy of the admiration of later generations.

"You..."

Unexpectedly, this guy showed no regard for feelings. The White Venerable shook its huge wolf head, its whiskers blowing: "Your Peerless Sword is indeed very powerful, but killing me won't be that easy... As long as you can't kill me, the juniors of your Zhang family should be easy to find. Let's see how many you can protect!"

"Fine. If I remember correctly, your white fox clan also has many members, and your disciples and descendants are even more numerous. If you dare touch one of my Zhang family, I'll kill ten of yours. If you kill ten of mine, I'll annihilate your entire clan!"

Zhang Hongtian stood straight-backed, his voice calm: "If you don't believe me... try it!"

"How dare you..."

Gritting its teeth, the White Venerable roared.

"Whether I dare or not, you can try. Since I, Zhang Hongtian, started my career, there has never been a time I didn't dare. If you don't believe me, ask them!"

With a light laugh, Zhang Hongtian pointed to the ancient sages of the Alien Spirit race.

"Hmph!"

The ancient sage of the Alien Spirit race who had spoken earlier snorted coldly, his face showing displeasure.

"This should be that old ghost Yu..."

Recognizing the voice, Zhang Xuan identified him.

This guy, when he was flattering Yan Qing ancient sage earlier, his voice had sounded familiar. Now, hearing him talk with Zhang Hongtian, Zhang Xuan remembered that it was the old ghost Yu, whom he had ambushed and left bleeding.

"You indeed dare to do anything. By the way, White Venerable, I heard that a large number of your descendants were tamed by a descendant of the Zhang family outside the Apricot Altar?" After snorting, the old ghost Yu sneered and looked over.

"Tamed? What are you talking about?"

The White Venerable was startled, then a roar of anger sounded.

Clearly, it was unaware of this matter.

"If you don't believe me, take a look. Are those descendants you sent to the Apricot Altar still here? Can you contact them?" The old ghost Yu curled his lips.

Last time, he was tricked by that human boy and suffered a sword strike. He had been unhappy about it, and now that he had a chance to stir up trouble, he naturally wouldn't let it go.

The White Venerable's wolf eyes widened. It turned its head and instructed a sacred beast at the ancient sage level behind it. After a moment, that sacred beast whispered something in its ear. Its face immediately darkened, and it stared straight at Zhang Xuan.

Its gaze was like a furnace, burning through the eight directions.

"Caught in the crossfire..."

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

He was just a small figure at the Golden Body realm. With all you ancient sages clashing, why drag me into it...

"You tamed its disciples and descendants?"

Seeing its fierce gaze fixed directly on this junior named Zhang Xuan, and recalling his experience outside the Great Achievement Hall, Zhang Hongtian couldn't help but look over.

The sacred beasts outside the Great Achievement Hall were not strong and were not descendants of the White Venerable. But those who could go to the Apricot Altar were different.

The importance of the Apricot Altar went without saying. Those sent there were the pinnacle existences of their respective forces. Could it be that this junior of his had even tamed such proud geniuses?

"Those are its disciples and descendants? I don't know... When I went to the Apricot Altar earlier, I saw a group of sacred beasts being brutally beaten by the apricot trees and about to be killed. I took pity on them and saved them... To repay the favor of saving their lives, they all submitted... But there didn't seem to be any white foxes there!"

Zhang Xuan said.

Their submission was due to his use of the beat-and-tame technique, but of course, it wasn't convenient to say that now.

"Pity? Life-saving favor?" Zhang Hongtian couldn't hold back: "Haha, well done!"

As an ancient sage, he could tell at a glance whether the other party was telling the truth. What made him laugh was that this White Venerable had just been so arrogant, and the next moment, its disciples and descendants were tamed by his own descendant...

The face-slapping couldn't be faster!

"White Venerable, look, your descendants have submitted to my descendant. How about this: I'll give you a chance to submit to me and become my beast pet. As for the slots... I'll give you two then, and I won't have any objections!"

Suppressing his laughter, Zhang Hongtian looked over.

"You're asking for death..."

Hearing the taunt, the White Venerable could no longer hold back. With a roar, its tall figure leaped and tore at Zhang Hongtian.

Black claw marks appeared in the air, and space shattered.

Also an ancient sage, this White Venerable was clearly extremely powerful.

"Whether I'm asking for death or not isn't for you to decide, but for myself..."

Unconcerned, Zhang Hongtian chuckled lightly. He flicked the long sword at his waist, not drawing it from the sheath, but with a gentle shake, he thrust forward with the sheathed sword.

Woo woo!

Sword qi howled, clashing with the claw.

Boom boom boom!

A large black gap of annihilated space appeared. The White Venerable couldn't help but step back. Just as it was about to charge forward again, it saw Yan Qing, who had spoken earlier, flicker and appear in the middle.

With a wave of his hand, a barrier appeared, like two curtains blocking the path of the two advancing figures.

"Alright, our most important task now is to enter the main hall, not to fight. If you really want to fight, you can do it outside later! For now, don't harm our harmony."

Raising both palms, Yan Qing said calmly.