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Chapter 230: Sword Sect

"You…W-Why do you have that thing?!" the guard freaked out as he the insignia. It was a property of the sword sect, and whoever had it was considered the master of the sect. after three months passed, no one had any doubts about the fate of Alexander. They were convinced that he was dead. Now, Ed appeared along with his comrades and flashed the insignia like it was nothing.

"You don't need to know the reason of why I have it. You only need to follow my orders. Understand, mister guard?" the guard, upon hearing Ed's domineering voice, could only make his body seem smaller. He realized that the person in front of him was the one that killed Alexander, the previous sect master. Otherwise, how could he have the guts to visit the sect?

"Lead me to the sect," Ed told the guard as he passed through the gate. The guard, upon noticing the monsters accompanying Ed, froze in his place unable to make a squeak. "Didn't you hear me?" Ed's voice caused the guard to start fidgeting as he tried to take the lead. As they started walking, the nameless guard couldn't help but sneak some looks towards his back, afraid that Ed might attack him.

Ed and his companions started to look around the city. It was smaller than Avalon and seemed to have fewer citizens as well. However, what caught his attention the most was the fact that the citizens all seemed malnourished. The children had patched clothes, while some of the adults didn't even have shirts on. They didn't even seem to notice the presence of Ed and the others.

'Is this the result of the sect master disappearing, or is there someone that doesn't want to Sword sect to prosper…?' Ed thought to himself as he surveyed the surroundings. He noticed that some of the houses were partially destroyed, indicating that a battle took place not too long ago. The shop stalls on the streets didn't have much to sell, yet chose to remain open. They sold semi-rotten vegetables and dried god-knows-what animal meat it was.

"Ed, this is…" Emilia tugged on Ed's shirt as a saddened look emerged on her face. She realized how bad the situation was in this city. She remembered how her kingdom turned out to be even after Norris took over as king. It wasn't as bad as the situation in Sword sect's city.

Before long, Ed noticed a wall that spanned hundreds of meters in the middle of the city. He guessed that this was the sect grounds, and summarized that it took up the other half of the city. Just as he opened his Map to monitor the situation, the guard said, "Sir, please I need to return to the gate. I can't afford to leave my post! We have many enemies!"

"Hmm? You don't need to worry about that, I have everything under control." Ed wasn't lying. On top of his Map which he was about to activate, he had long since activated his En, which spanned hundreds of meters. He focused it on a cone-like shape, so he could monitor anyone trying to approach the city.

"But, still…" the guard tried to argue but remembered the difference between him and Ed. He held his tongue and continued to guide them further inside.

"You, you're the gate guard, right? Why aren't at your post? And why did you allow strangers to enter the city?! The orders of the young miss were clear, weren't they?!" One of the guards standing by the sect grounds started to berate the guard guiding Ed.

"Uhm, well, it's because this person is…" the guard said helplessly as he turned around to look at Ed.

"It's because I'm your sect master." Ed decided to chime in and relieve the pressure off of the guard. He continued, "And I'm here to fulfill my promise to the previous master, to do that I'm heading inside. Will you try to stop me?" as he showed them the insignia.

"That is…" The guards knew that they couldn't stop Ed. The rules of their sect stated, that whoever held the insignia, also held complete power over the sect.

"This way, sir…" The guard said as he started to guide Ed. His friends remained at his position while the first guide ran back to his post. The disciples of the sect seemed just as bad as the citizens. Yet, they were still training. Each one of them held a sword of some kind and followed certain movements. Ed noticed one of them falling to the ground, unconscious. Clearly, he was malnourished.

Ed focused on his current task and continued to walk to where the guard was taking him. Not a long time passed before they entered the sect's headquarters, and after even more walking, they reached a room.

"This is the sect master's room. I believe you can enter it using that insignia." The guard said as he pointed at a hole in the wall. Ed walked there and inserted the insignia, and then heard a clicking sound. The doors opened up as Ed retrieved the insignia. Inside the room were hundreds of gold coins, weapons, pills, spatial rings, and maps. The guard gulped down as he saw the treasures of the sect.

"You can go and call the elders, and any noteworthy person of your sect. Tell them I, Edward Avalon, am here." The guard left as soon as Ed finished his words. Alone in the room, Ed looked at his companions in silence.

"I'm going to help them. I'm going to fulfill my promise." He muttered, but his voice was high enough for his comrades to hear him. They didn't say anything and only thought about the way to help him.

Ed noticed some people entering his En, but they weren't from outside the city. They came as a group, and they numbered eight people. Soon, he could see them walking toward the room.

There were five men and three women. One of the women was the youngest of the group and seemed to be as or even younger than Emilia. Ed checked his Map and was astonished to see that only two people among them were red.

"So, you're the one who killed my father?!" The young lady shouted at the top of her lungs, as she looked at Ed with bloodshot eyes.


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Shigun Shigun

Hello everyone! Sorry for the late chapter, I had quite the busy day...

Remember, there will be a mass release if I enter top 50 again. (Chapter number might increase if my rank does as well!)

Chapter 231: Uninvited Guests

Silence filled the treasure room as people, on both sides, stared at each other. Not able to bear the silence, Alexander's daughter screamed with all her might and demanded, "ANSWER ME!" Her emotions took the better of her. She wanted to say so many things to Ed, but no words could come out of her mouth.

Ed had a reason for not answering her. He realized how much pain she was going through. Due to his own experience of losing his beloved ones, and from saving Emilia, he knew that no answer could appease to her.

Before Ed could speak, one of the other women that entered the room said, "Helena, I understand what you're feeling, we all do. However, the man in front of us is the current sect master. The fact that the room opened up confirms the authenticity of the insignia."

The lady that spoke was also quite young, but not as much as Helena. She seemed to be a little over 30 years old, but no one could ask her to confirm her age.

"So you're telling me to accept him just because he has the insignia?!" Helena turned her head around at such a speed that made it look like it was twisted off. She couldn't believe what she heard and was afraid that her own allies were betraying her. But, her fears were unfounded, as the lady continued, "Not at all. All I'm saying is, you should keep calm, so if there was a need for a fight, you'd be at your best…"

The lady monitored the reactions of Ed and the others. Seeing no change in their expression, she frowned, since she couldn't even confirm their stance towards the sect.

However, a sudden surge of energy caused everyone to shield their eyes. Gold coins fell on the ground, and the walls shook. Some of the less powerful cultivators were blown away, while some of the capable ones managed to hold their ground. Ed's group was unaffected, and it was only normal since the energy's source was Ed himself. He secretly contacted the system, asking him to activate the Berserk skill. This gesture alone answered Helena's previous question.

"Impossible…So young, yet so powerful…" an old man with an impressive white beard said as he opened his previously shut eyes. Everyone, young or old, couldn't help but gasp after feeling Ed's current power. Immortal Establishment level 6. Inside of that room, Ed was the one with the highest cultivation currently.

"I won't ask for your forgiveness, nor will I lie to you. If you want me to answer you with my own mouth, then I only ask for you to wait, at least until the situation permits it. For now, I have been entrusted with the fate of this sect, and I plan to see through my promise until the end. If you want to fight, then I will gladly oblige!" Ed's words reverberated around the room as his KI started to calm down.

"You have to be kidding me…Do you know how much we've suffered because of the absence of our sect master? Do you know how many lives were lost because we weren't strong enough?! All of this happened because you killed my father!" Helena shouted once again as her tears overflowed out of her eyes.

"I see…Your blaming of me is showing me that you didn't truly understand your father." Ed's words seemed to send Helena over the edge, causing her to withdraw a long katana, much similar to her father's, and rush towards Ed.

"Helena, stop!" The others shouted as their hearts started to beat, almost breaking their ribcage. They were afraid of losing another one of their sect's family.

However, nothing happened. Helena stopped in the middle of her rush, surprising those that called for her. They knew how much determination she had, and how she would pursue her goals until the end. The very fact that she stopped in the middle of attacking Ed, came as a surprise.

However, they didn't realize that it wasn't out of her will. Ed used his Telekinesis to bind her and stop her movements. He didn't want any bloodshed to happen anymore inside of this sect.

"Right at the climax of out battle, both your father and I fought to prove one thing, and that was which one of us was better. Nothing else mattered. At that moment, I believe your father felt the highest degree of freedom he had ever achieved. I won't allow you to sully his last action by your useless thirst for revenge!" Ed's words would have sounded hypocritical to anyone. And he himself realized that. However, those of the sword sect seemed to acknowledge what he said.

They knew just how much freedom loving Alexander was. And how his freedom was stolen ever since he took over the seat as sect master.

"Hmm?" Ed turned his head to the east, where the gate of the city was. Something entered his range of En, which was enhanced by his Berserk skill, and he noticed it. Ed frowned a little as he released Helena out of her binding.

"Merry, I need you to hurry towards the gate. Sieg, Raikou. You guys are responsible for protecting the citizens, but, don't fight anyone. Actually, you can kill anyone that doesn't follow your orders. Sieg, I'll entrust you with leading our uninvited guests." The members of Sword sect were confused. Ed's sudden orders caused them to look at each other out of confusion. Those that received orders moved immediately.

"I would like us to move to another hall, I hope that is possible," Ed spoke to Helena and the other members as he walked towards the door. The members, somehow, couldn't find the will to disobey him. They lead him to a wide hall, where at the end of it, a throne existed. Ed walked over, and sat there, while everyone else stood by his side.

"What is this about?" Helena asked while showing her resistance against Ed's current actions on her face.

"You'll see in a bit," Ed answered her. And, soon enough, the hall started to overflow by cultivators. The last one to enter said with a smug face, "I've been hearing about a new master. So who is it that sent a damned skeleton to me?!"


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Shigun Shigun

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