Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2132: Discovering the Supreme Treasure of the Ancient Heavenly Court

"Your Majesty, I beg you to save the Bright Saint Clan!" The Bright Heavenly Ginseng, overcome with tears, implored Yang Xiaotian desperately.

Yang Xiaotian gazed at the sobbing Bright Heavenly Ginseng before giving a firm nod.

With his Dharma likeness embodying the Bright Heavenly Emperor, Yang Xiaotian simply couldn't ignore the plight of the Bright Saint Clan for that very reason.

Therefore, Yang Xiaotian directed his followers to probe the location where the Bright Saint Clan had been confined.

Soon enough, the information surfaced about the prison holding the Bright Saint Clan.

The Bright Saint Clan found themselves imprisoned within Cold Smoke Ancient City.

Known as the chilliest spot across the entire Bright Heavenly Realm, Cold Smoke Ancient City loomed ominously.

After seizing the Bright Saint Clan, the Master of the Holy Realm sealed their powers before hurling the whole group into the frigid depths of Cold Smoke Ancient City.

Deprived of their Holy Power for defense, enduring the bone-chilling cold of such a forsaken place proved an agonizing ordeal for the light-born members of the Bright Saint Clan.

Yet, the distance to Cold Smoke Ancient City stretched vast, and their path would inevitably skirt the Heavenly Court Ruins.

"Your Majesty, we've uncovered something truly odd this time," the Rain Demon informed Yang Xiaotian. "Hundreds of years back, the Son of the Holy Realm actually came to the Bright Heavenly Realm!"

"Oh? So the Son of the Holy Realm made a trip to the Bright Heavenly Realm!" Yang Xiaotian's interest piqued as he pressed the Rain Demon for the exact timing of that visit.

The Rain Demon provided a precise timeline, allowing Yang Xiaotian to compute that it aligned closely with the Holy Realm Academy's claim of the Son's seclusion—off by merely a few months from his entry into the Bright Heavenly Realm.

This meant the Son of the Holy Realm had retreated into seclusion for cultivation about half a year following his arrival in the Bright Heavenly Realm.

"Any leads on where the Son of the Holy Realm headed after reaching the Bright Heavenly Realm?" Yang Xiaotian inquired without delay.

"Nothing on that front," the Rain Demon admitted with a shake of his head. "His movements stayed shrouded in secrecy upon entering the Bright Heavenly Realm; tracking them proves nearly impossible."

"However, we learned that half a year after the Son of the Holy Realm's arrival in the Bright Heavenly Realm, the Holy Realm Academy dispatched a massive force to secure the Heavenly Court Ruins—and those guards remain stationed there to this day."

The Rain Demon's revelation only deepened Yang Xiaotian's growing fascination.

"Has the Son of the Holy Realm ever departed from the Bright Heavenly Realm?" Yang Xiaotian questioned the Rain Demon next.

"It's unclear if the Son of the Holy Realm ever exited the Bright Heavenly Realm," the Rain Demon responded.

"What if the Son of the Holy Realm never actually left the Bright Heavenly Realm during all these years?" Yang Xiaotian posed abruptly to the group.

A wave of astonishment rippled through everyone.

"Does Your Majesty suggest the Son of the Holy Realm has been in seclusion within the Heavenly Court Ruins this whole time?" the Destroying Heaven Demon blurted out in shock.

Yang Xiaotian's eyes gleamed sharply: "We'll uncover the truth upon reaching the Heavenly Court Ruins."

As Yang Xiaotian led his companions toward the Heavenly Court Ruins, the elders of the Holy Realm Academy were briefing the Master of the Holy Realm on their fruitless years-long hunt for Yang Xiaotian.

The lack of any headway caused the Master of the Holy Realm's expression to darken ominously.

"Your Majesty, given Yang Xiaotian's possession of the Sun Holy Body, might his journey to the Bright Heavenly Realm target the Sun Divine Tree of the Sun God Tribe?" Elder Chen Mo from the Holy Realm Academy ventured.

"We've scoured countless spots in the Bright Heavenly Realm beyond the Sun God Tribe's domain; perhaps Yang Xiaotian lurks within the Sun God Tribe's own territory right now!" Elder Wu Chong added.

The Master of the Holy Realm commanded with grave intensity: "Then send the forces into the Sun God Tribe's territory and press on with the search!"

"The Sun God Tribe has long barred any outsiders from stepping into their lands," Chen Mo pointed out.

"Should they resist, handle them just like the Bright Saint Clan—seize them all and cast them into Cold Smoke Ancient City!" The Master of the Holy Realm's voice brooked no argument.

...

Darkness descended upon the world.

In the night, the Bright Heavenly Realm's glow dimmed to a faint haze, while chilly winds swept through in relentless bursts.

With the Holy Realm Academy's forces maintaining a vigilant watch, no soul dared venture near, leaving the Heavenly Court Ruins in eerie calm.

Observing the extensive patrols of the Holy Realm Academy's troops, Yang Xiaotian weighed his options and chose to infiltrate alone for reconnaissance.

Bringing his full entourage of dozens would heighten the risk of detection, after all.

Though they held no fear of the Holy Realm Academy's soldiers, drawing the attention of the Master of the Holy Realm would spell unnecessary complications.

Thus, Yang Xiaotian ordered the others to hold position outside before invoking the Dark Divine Skill alongside the Chaos Five Elements Escaping Technique to stealthily penetrate the Heavenly Court Ruins.

Inside, scattered debris from enormous structures littered the landscape.

Certain toppled stone pillars towered hundreds of miles into the sky.

Other fractured statues loomed like colossal peaks amid the desolation.

Through the wreckage of these fallen edifices, faint echoes of the Ancient Heavenly Court's former majesty and opulence lingered.

As Yang Xiaotian pressed onward through the air, a sudden quiver stirred within his Radiant Heavenly Emperor’s Dharma Aspect.

This vibration differed markedly from the one that had greeted him upon first stepping into the Bright Heavenly Realm.

Yang Xiaotian's gaze snapped toward a particular direction.

Something in that bearing provoked the unrest in his Radiant Heavenly Emperor’s Dharma Aspect.

What force could possibly unsettle his Radiant Heavenly Emperor’s Dharma Aspect so?

With that thought, excitement surged through Yang Xiaotian, propelling him swiftly toward that spot.

Following his instincts, he ventured to the innermost reaches of the Heavenly Court Ruins.

Vast heavenly stones drifted in disarray all around.

Yang Xiaotian wove through the jumbled heavenly stones and peered ahead to the terminus.

There stood a grand palace.

Intricate and mysterious bright runes adorned the palace's surface, while eight figures sat in vigilant formation around it—these were none other than the Holy Realm Academy's elders.

Evidently, these eight Holy Realm Academy elders stood as sentinels for this palace.

Though the palace's interior lay hidden from Yang Xiaotian's sight, a recognizable energy pulsed from within.

This energy belonged unmistakably to the Son of the Holy Realm!

At the same time, Yang Xiaotian detected an intensely refined Power of Bright, one that shared its roots with the essence of the Bright Heavenly Ginseng.

"Ancient Heavenly Court!" Yang Xiaotian cried out in thrilled realization; this Power of Bright surely radiated from some relic of the Ancient Heavenly Court.

Without question, the Son of the Holy Realm had claimed the Ancient Heavenly Court's treasure, using these years of seclusion to harness the Bright Heavenly Origin via that very artifact.

Yang Xiaotian perceived how the Ancient Heavenly Court's treasure had intertwined with the Son of the Holy Realm's own aura, signifying that the Son had already mastered its refinement.

Even if the Bright Heavenly Origin remained unclaimed for now, given sufficient time, the Son of the Holy Realm would undoubtedly conquer it as well.

"Master Ding, are you able to handle those eight?" Yang Xiaotian queried.

"Their combined might is impressive; united, they could rival the Blood Ancestor. Slaying them would prove challenging, but delivering severe wounds is within my grasp," Master Ding assured with steady confidence.

Relief washed over Yang Xiaotian at those words, for crippling the eight would suffice.

That would leave him free to confront the Son of the Holy Realm.

Employing the Chaos Five Elements Escaping Technique, Yang Xiaotian maneuvered to the palace's entrance.

"Take action!"