Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 189 - 125: Four Seasons Sword Gall, Eight-Section Sword Soul
Hanshang only felt that her body was being grabbed by something, and then her whole person seemed to be lifted into the air.
Her body appeared in the air.
In the white mist, a pair of eyes the size of lanterns, almost as large as her whole body, stared fixedly at her.
"Take them all back."
...
When Hanshang woke up, she found her posture very strange.
It was as if she was on something moving, the black ground with a hint of fishy smell swaying back and forth in front of her.
As her consciousness gradually returned, she finally realized her situation.
She was on the back of a demon, like cargo, head down, her body carried on the shoulder of a monster.
She couldn’t help but want to scream, but quickly reacted, and promptly covered her mouth.
Fortunately, she noticed that the divine statue was still tied to her, sliding with her body’s movement in front of her.
She carefully observed everything around, everything around her heightened her fear to the peak.
It looked like a town, with shops on both sides, in which she saw many of her kind.
But these people all had blank faces, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Each demon stood behind them, playing with their bodies at will, as if checking their quality.
The shape of each demon varied, the smallest was only about a meter high, like a monkey, while taller ones over three or four meters were plenty.
The atmosphere here carried a kind of fanaticism.
Hanshang’s gaze suddenly fell on a shop, and she felt she couldn’t even breathe.
She saw in front of that shop, hanging were strings of white things, those were... people!
Some were stripped naked, some had skin still on, others had been skinned!!
"Erhu, I hear you went with the Venerable to chase the traitor?"
"That Pig Three is really bold beyond measure, daring to lay hands on real meat the Venerable desires?"
"Hey, what do you have on your back? Caught while chasing Pig Three?"
"Oh wow, tender and soft, first-class real meat, if raised well for a few years, eating it would definitely greatly enhance cultivation!"
"What are you thinking? Such good stuff, could it possibly be your turn to eat? Brother Erhu, surely this is reserved for the Venerable, right?"
Through the voices coming into her ears, Hanshang was shocked to realize she could understand them.
She was sure she had never heard this language before, yet she could understand it clearly and distinctly.
But she would rather not understand. Looking at the demons with flashing scarlet eyes on either side, she seemed to know her ultimate fate.
’True Monarch above, the believers face doom today, unable to serve the True Monarch...’
Looking at the True Monarch’s statue, still unresponsive, a grayness appeared in Hanshang’s eyes.
’If someday, the True Monarch should descend upon the world, please slay all these filthy demons!’
...
In the valley of Chuannan Prefecture.
Xu Guang carried a sword box on his back, and suddenly a long sword flew out, as if grabbed by an invisible hand, thrusting forward with a roar.
A green stone far above in the valley exploded with a bang.
Then the long sword danced in the air, flashing icy blue energy, and miraculously, the green stone reattached.
Of course, Xu Guang knew that the internal structure of the stone had been completely destroyed, and once the cold Qi Force inside dissipated, the stone would crumble into powder again.
This is called... Great Cold.
The Twenty-four Solar Terms Sword, after so long, had reached the peak of Level 10.
It was already possible to try adding points for simulation.
Clap clap clap~!!
The crisp sound of applause came from outside the valley.
Then, Jiang Zi Yun walked in from outside, holding a little purple mink.
"Brother Xu is truly a genius, to have cultivated Jiufeng Mountain’s most complex Twenty-four Solar Terms Sword to such an extent in such a short time.
Xiaoyu’Er also practiced this sword technique, and complained to me a few days ago, feeling that the difficulty of cultivating this sword technique is too high."
Xu Guang smiled, "Mutan, being an Inner Sect Disciple of Sword Seal Peak, with ’Sword Seal True Skill’ condensing the Sword Seal Spirit Bone, inherently controls the swords of the world, incomparable to my affinity with sword techniques."
Sword Seal Peak, as Jiufeng Mountain’s first inner court, whose very cultivation of the ’Sword Seal True Skill’, is considered Jiufeng’s first in combat power.
Once cultivated successfully, the path of sword technique has essentially no threshold for it.
After all, human energy is limited, and balancing cultivation and martial techniques at the same time is very difficult.
However, after cultivating the Sword Seal Spirit Bone, the disciples of Sword Seal Peak only need to exert a small portion of their effort to possess the swordsmanship and martial techniques that take ordinary people years to hone.
Jiang Zi Yun slightly shook her head. "No matter how strong the Sword Seal True Skill is, her cultivation progress definitely can’t match Brother Xu you."
Xu Guang didn’t want the topic to linger on himself, so he asked.
"Zi Yun, did you come over for something?"
Jiang Zi Yun, after a moment of silence, softly said.
"I heard from my uncle that even though you have a slot for the Spirit Refining Pool, Brother Xu, you will still participate in the assessment this time?"
Immediately, Xu Guang understood somewhat the intention of her visit.
"This time, ten people from my Jiang Family will participate in the assessment, and one will have the opportunity to enter the Spirit Refining Pool. I hope Brother Xu can help me."
Jiang Zi Yun understood the rules very well and did not presume upon her good relationship with Xu Guang to ask for his help for free.
Instead, she said.
"General Wei bears the Dragon Vein, and my uncle promised that he would obtain three drops of True Dragon Blood for me from the Dragon Gate, regardless of the outcome. These three drops of True Dragon Blood will be my token of gratitude to Brother Xu."
Even Inner Sect disciples of the Dragon Gate would have to pay a great price to obtain three drops of True Dragon Blood.
Given Xu Guang and the Wanhua Institute’s current status and strength, even if he or Master Fuqing were to seek an exchange with the Dragon Gate, it’s unlikely they would consent.
"I will do my utmost."
Xu Guang said softly.
Jiang Zi Yun’s face showed joy. To appease the collateral branches, most of those participating in the Jiang Family’s assessment were of collateral bloodlines. She was not among the strongest of them; the Jiang Family’s main base was in Shouyang Prefecture.
The most outstanding disciples naturally resided there. A year ago, the most renowned collateral disciple of this generation from the Jiang Family had already reached the Gold Attribute Half-Step Fifth-Grade. After a year, no one knew if that person’s strength had broken through to the Fifth Grade.
She was about to say some words of thanks.
But saw Xu Guang’s expression change slightly, "Zi Yun, I have something urgent here, I will find you after it’s done."
Immediately, without waiting for Jiang Zi Yun’s response, he turned around and left.
Jiang Zi Yun watched Xu Guang’s retreating figure, feeling somewhat puzzled.
...
Xu Guang quickly arrived beside General Wei. The ivory on his person faintly revealed a sheen but had already begun to restrain itself.
"Another Divine Descent?"
General Wei nodded, asking Xu Guang if they should set off now.
"Give me a moment."
The Twenty-four Solar Terms Sword had reached the point where it could be simulated. He needed to ensure his combat strength was sufficient.
In that strange world, the Yin Qi was exceedingly heavy, and the fierce ghosts there were exceptionally terrifying. If the followers of General Wei provoked something extraordinary...
He was going to that world to slay demons and purge evil, not to be toyed with by demons like a spinning top.
’Let me see how terrifying a martial technique at the peak of the Sixth Grade becomes when simulated to the Fifth Grade...’
[Universal Experience: 122341]
’The experience is somewhat low, but given my current aptitude and the compatibility with the Twenty-four Solar Terms Sword’s somewhat silver coin-like sword technique, the experience points needed for the simulation will definitely be less than a hundred thousand points. I hope the remaining experience points can enhance it to Level 3 or above...’
Entering the Dream!
[You conduct a skill simulation, choose to simulate—Twenty-four Solar Terms Sword lv10]
[In the mortal world, you seek the Dao, searching for sword techniques in the twenty solar terms, Beginning of Spring, Awakening of Insects...]
[The Twenty-four Swords, all memorized, using the twenty-four solar terms as the foundation, corresponding to the twenty-four heavenly phenomena, you comprehend the Twenty-four Qi Sword Technique lv1]
Xu Guang slowly opened his eyes, a trace of vicissitude in them.
Although only an instant passed in the external world, he seemed to have experienced twenty to thirty years in that dream world.
He experienced countless Twenty-four Solar Terms.
Looking at the panel.
[Twenty-four Qi Sword Technique lv1 (0/10000): Four Seasons Sword Gall, Eight-Section Sword Soul, Time of Opening and Falling, Earth-Shattering]
[Sunfall Arrow Technique lv0 (154/10000): Draw the bow as if embracing a full moon, the arrow hangs like the Milky Way. When the bowstring is loose, thousands of mountains bow, the place where the dragon fell, the green sea turned red.]
Looking at the two Fifth-Grade martial techniques on his panel, Xu Guang felt satisfied.
Even a Fifth-Grade Expert might not have two such Fifth-Grade martial techniques like himself, right?
The Twenty-four Qi Sword Technique was as he imagined; the simulation only consumed fifty thousand experience points, resulting from his enhancement in Martial Dao aptitude and his inherent compatibility with this sword technique.
But the Sunfall Arrow Technique was not so smooth. Last month, enhancing it took over eighty thousand experience points, even with his improved aptitude.
Nevertheless, it’s enough for him to slay demons and purge evil.
As General Wei’s followers summoned him, Xu Guang showed a trace of anticipation.
Let me see, what’s the matter?
