Sternritter Calendar (ATG Fanfic) - Chapter 117

Jean kept listening, since he saw everything, he knew where it was going to end.

“The Five Great Sacred Grounds existed long before the Profound Sky Seven Nations. They had already existed for many millennia, so much that they might possibly have lasted longer than over 10000 years.

They were the entire continent’s largest, most important barriers that simultaneously did not interfere with any of the continent’s internal disputes. As a result, they have received the entire continent’s admiration, reverence, and were even deified like gods… but this did not mean that they were all good people!”

Feng Qianhui took a deep breath and continued.”I originally should have no right to judge whether or not those from the Sacred Grounds are good or evil, but my sect’s disciples never being allowed to get close to those from Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was one of the wishes left behind by a deceased Frozen Cloud ancestor!

Because that year, the Eternal Night Royals had all died due to the malicious plotting of Mighty Heavenly Sword Region!”

“Among the Five Great Sacred Grounds, the Eternal Night Royal Family was the only family-oriented force. Unless they have taken in a wife, they would never recruit outsiders.

Even though there may be some friction amongst the Five Great Sacred Grounds, there had never been great grievances. However, a 1000 years ago, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region’s new Sword Master, who is also the current Sword Master Xuanyuan Wentian, ȧssumed his position.

On one day several tens of years after he ȧssumed his position, the surrounding little towns near the core location of the Eternal Night Royals’ base were suddenly enveloped in a black fog overnight. Everyone within the towns, without any exception, violently died within the black fog…

Very quickly, all the blame and criticism were aimed at the Eternal Night Royals, because when the Eternal Night Royal Family’s core profound arts, the ‘Illusory Devil Tome of Eternal Night’, was activated, there was precisely a black mist that coiled around the body!”

“It was a framing…” Jean murmured, and Feng Qianhui nodded. “Right, this was a malicious framing. At that time, aside from the one who had framed them, no one knew that this was a framing.”

“Soon after, Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was the first to voice out, saying that the ‘Eternal Night Royal Family’ was a sinful devil clan who increased their devil powers by massacring innocents. Then they allied with the other 3 sacred grounds and annihilated the Eternal Night Royal Family.

Even though the Eternal Night Royal Family was powerful, they simply were not able to withstand the combined forces of the 4 great sacred grounds and were ultimately exterminated. At the very end, only the king of the Eternal Night Royal Family was left, and under his resentment and sorrow, he suddenly devilized.”

“Everything for a single weapon… Xuanyuan Wentian is an extremely ambitious man. He wholeheartedly wants to be unequalled under the heavens and become the world’s only master. The Heavenly Sin Divine Sword is a divine sword the Eternal Night Royal Family had been guarding for many generations, it was the only Sovereign Profound Weapon in the world.

Only, even after several millennia, there was never anyone within the Eternal Night Royal Family that was able to master the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword. Since Mighty Heavenly Sword Region’s main weapon was a sword, and honored the sword, members of Mighty Heavenly Sword Region had long since longed for the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword.

Xuanyuan Wentian, even more so, frantically wanted to take the sword for himself, which thus ended up in the malicious framing and the extermination of the Eternal Night Royals. After that incident, the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword vanished without a trace.

However, even when the other sacred grounds realized their mistakes, it was too late, so they hid everything…”

Finally, arriving at the point, she asked. “Then… I, as the Grand Mistress of the Frozen Cloud Asgard, hope that you could join us in an alliance. We had a prophecy 1000 years ago, when the Frozen Cloud Asgard was founded.

After 1000 years of glory, there will be a calamity threatening to destroy everything. You, more than me, should know about how destiny works. So, I implore you…”

Xia Qingyue and Gong Yuxian’s eyes widened in surprise when they saw Feng Qianhui bow down to Jean. “I will owe you a great favor, so please, accept my request and help us when the calamity will come.”

Jean lightly smile and said. “Stand up, it is improper for a master to bow down to a stranger, even if I am as strong as a Monarch. But I accept your request at a single condition.”

Feng Qianhui was filled with hope and asked, keeping her calm facade. “What it is?”

“I want to have access to your profound arts.”

Feng Qianhui and the other two girls looked at Jean in surprise. “You… want to learn our Profound Arts? The Frozen Cloud Arts?”

“Well, more precisely, I am more interested in the Frozen End Divine Arts. If you give me the possibility to learn it, I will lend you an hand when the calamity comes.”

“…Sectoral profound arts is the soul of a sect, and also a taboo that absolutely cannot be passed onto outsiders. Whether passing sectoral profound arts to the outside, or secretly learning other sect’s profound arts, they are all one of the greatest taboos of the profound practitioning world. You understand where I am getting, right?”

“Yes, but I won’t simply give up on this.” Jean confirmed.

“I warn you, you might not learn anything because of your affinity with the Phoenix Flames and fire element.”

“You don’t need to worry, I am sure I can comprehend it in at most 3 weeks.”

“…” Feng Qianhui let out a sigh and muttered. “Well, what is a taboo compared to our death? …Alright, I will let you give a try on our Frozen End Divine Arts, but if after those 3 weeks you talked about, nothing still happened, then give up on it.”

Jean nodded, and Feng Qianhui turned towards Xia Qingyue. “Qingyue, take Jean to the Frozen End Divine Hall, after that, you are free to do anything you want.”

“Yes.” Xia Qingyue got up, gave Feng Qianhui a salutation, and then left with Jean.