Spirit Vessel

"Haha, no wonder…" Feiyun burst out in laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" The elder became annoyed.

"No wonder why you know nothing about the current decline of Sacred Court. Its lord is useless and all of Sixth Central is under the rule of Azure Territory Lord now. Not to mention Azure, your lord is subservient and sycophantic toward the other territory lords…"

"Nonsense! The lord is a supreme existence, the ultimate ruler of Sixth Central. How can this Azure control him?"

The elder attacked Feiyun again; his hair stood on ends from anger and thought that Feiyun deserved death for this insult.

More experts have arrived and surrounded him. Their auras were magnificent like stars. They also heard his comment and wanted to erase the fool.

"The audacity, we have to flay him!"

"That would be too light of a punishment.

Since the elder was rather strong, Feiyun blocked his attacks while retreating: "Blind fools, your lord is now just a puppet, even his consorts are ravaged by the princes yet he dares not to do a damn thing, no different from a dog. This is the result of your protection."

"Where were you all when he suffered humiliation?!"

"Where were you when the consorts were raped?!"

"How dare you still call yourself the guardian tribe? It's time to change it. Hahaha!" His laughter echoed across the treasury and was heard by all members.

"Ridiculous, no one can control the great lord!"

"You will die without a grave!"

The guardians gritted their teeth angrily. Only a few pondered this matter.

"Ten thousand years ago was the worst. The lord and the imperial family were kidnapped to the Yin World and faced untold humiliation. Azure Territory Lord saved him afterward and turned him into a puppet…"

The guardians began attacking, unable to tolerate the blasphemy.

Feiyun nonchalantly dodged them and smiled: "We only stole a few treasures here but Azure stole the entire Sacred Court. I don't care if you believe me or not but this is the truth. Once the historians write about this matter, all of you will be branded as sinners."

Feiyun spoke with confidence and a few wisdom masters of the tribe could tell that he was not lying.

They ordered their men to stop. Most wavered, not knowing whether they should attack or not.

Suddenly, a sigh could be heard from above. An ancient voice sounded: "We have been ordered by the lord to protect the treasury 30,000 years ago, never taking a single step out, and we have obeyed. It seems like we have been separated from the outside world for too long."

The members of the tribe immediately got down on their knees.

Feiyun tried to search for the source of the voice but couldn't find it. It came from all directions just like a god. This was a supreme cultivator.

He knew that the guy didn't want to kill him or he would be dead right now.

No wonder why the ambitious Azure didn't dare to attack the treasury. There was someone so frightening guarding this place.

"We have been formed since the Antiquity Era to protect and fight for Sacred Court. As long as we are around, so will Sacred Court. Alas, we haven't been near the lord for 30,000 years. Perhaps it has been too long." A golden ray descended.

Inside was a man wrapped in golden armor. His weapon of choice was a thunder poleaxe.

Though he looked aged, he still gave off the aura of being unbearable. It was as if he had just come out from a war painting, looking like a god commanding respect.

Feiyun took a deep breath because this person was exactly identical to the image of the pseudo saint who chased him prior.

Could this be his true body? A pseudo-saint?

"Greetings, Divine Guardian." Everyone kneeled to show respect.

"I recognize you, you woke me up from my slumber by activating one of my remnant energies." He stood in front of Feiyun and said.

It was difficult to stand straight in front of him. Nonetheless, Feiyun remained upright and asked: "You are a pseudo-saint?"

The man didn't answer and went on: "You have eighty-one phoenix bones right now, your merit law is the Immortal Phoenix Physique, a supreme technique of the phoenix race. The reason why you stole that bone was to finish a full circle. However, don't you know the significance of that bone? It is a token of gratitude from a phoenix queen."

"Phoenixes are proud, they will honor the debt even without the bone." Feiyun said.

"That doesn't change the fact that you stole from us. I have a legitimate reason to kill you." He said.

"You would have done so long ago if this was your wish. No need to waste breath, I'm sure you require something of me." Feiyun smiled.

"How impudent! Do you know who you're talking to?!" An elder of the tribe shouted.

The Divine Guardian glanced at him and he backed down right away.

The former then spoke: "You mentioned that Azure Territory Lord is currently in charge of our lord. I… believe you."

"Really? You don't think I'm just trying to get out of this predicament?"

"I can see how many bones are inside your body, of course I can tell if you are lying."

The Divine Guardian was impressive indeed, capable of seeing through Feiyun's Grand Change Art.

Seems like not going to Aquamoon Paradise was the right choice. Yueting's cultivation should be above his, she would have figured it out right away.

The old man let out a sigh and appeared sad only for a second. His expression became stern again as he spoke: "We are responsible for the humiliation suffered by our lord."

"If you believe so, then leave the treasury and fight Azure Territory Lord. As long as you kill him, you will have redeemed yourself and your tribe."

"No, we have sworn to not violate the oath. We will stay here and guard the treasury." The old man shook his head.

"Oh, then there's no other way. Stick to your principle and guard here forever." Feiyun smiled.

"No, as long as we receive a summoning from the current lord, we will not be violating our oath."

"Realize two things. First, Azure has total control of the lord, meaning that he will cut off all communications with the treasury. A summon will never actually reach this place. Second, if you can't leave this place, how will you ask the lord for a summoning order?"

The moment Feiyun said this, he saw strange glances staring at him.

"What, what do you want? Let me be clear, I have no intention of provoking such a powerful enemy." Feiyun realized what they wanted to do.

"You no longer have a choice since refining our phoenix bone is a crime worthy of death. You must obtain a summoning order and bring it to us or I will destroy you here and now." The Divine Guardian said.

"I have no feud with Azure, nothing good will come of this for me. If you want to kill me, do it right now."

The negotiation has begun.

Feiyun knew that this guardian would never kill him since they needed him. Therefore, he wanted to play hardball and seize the initiative. This would end with more benefits.