Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 124: Galaxy Sword Sect, Spirit Hidden in the Stone!
"Wow, Junior Brother, look! What a huge bird over there!"
Ning Xuan looked over and saw a giant bird, a full thousand feet long, stretched across a mountaintop. The ground around it was splattered with blood; it was already a corpse!
On its neck was a conspicuous bloody hole.
The giant bird had been killed by a single punch!
Ning Xuan focused his gaze and could still sense an overwhelming battle intent!
The one who struck was extremely powerful!
"Let’s go!"
Excited, Ning Xuan urged the Tian Li Sword onward, heading deeper into the ruins.
A stream of light streaked across the sky, landing at the corner of the palace he had seen earlier. Only now did Ning Xuan realize this was no palace at all, but rather a majestic and enormous gateway.
Above the gateway, which stood over one hundred feet tall, four large, blurred characters were faintly visible: Galaxy Sword Sect!
Looking further inside, Ning Xuan saw the broken half of a Stone Sword.
It was hundreds of feet tall!
Beyond that, there were ruins and rubble everywhere, stretching out endlessly.
This Galaxy Sword Sect must have been an extremely prosperous sect once, but it’s a pity I’ve never heard of it.
"Ah, there’s a living being inside this Broken Sword!" the child suddenly exclaimed, pointing.
Ning Xuan’s heart tightened as he gripped the Tian Li Sword.
Their sect was annihilated. This so-called ’being in the sword’ has probably had its mind twisted by now.
The spirit within the Stone Sword was silent.
HUM! HUM! HUM!
The Tian Li Sword vibrated, trying to escape Ning Xuan’s control.
The child pointed at the Tian Li Sword again. "Ah, it’s trembling!"
The Tian Li Sword was speechless. If you don’t know what to say, then just be quiet! Don’t I have any dignity left?
Ning Xuan loosened his grip, and the Tian Li Sword immediately hid behind him. It wanted to be brave, but the being within that Stone Sword was simply... too terrifying.
Ning Xuan’s eyes narrowed. He took a step forward, instinctively shielding the child behind him. At the same time, a boundless Sword Intent burst forth from his body.
A gaze seemed to land on him. In the next instant, Ning Xuan found the scenery around him had dramatically changed.
Beneath a magnificent and grand palace, Sword Qi crisscrossed and Sword Intent shook the heavens! The sound of clashing steel echoed continuously as Sword Cultivators sparred deep within the grounds.
WHOOSH!
Suddenly, from the depths of the palace, a brilliant sword light soared toward the heavens, slicing through heaven and earth and shattering the river of stars!
The scene changed again.
Under the night sky, miserable screams echoed without end. Peerless experts had suddenly arrived, launching a coordinated assault on the palace.
Amid the ringing of swords, lights shot skyward from the palace as one Sword Cultivator after another flew into the air on their swords. Their strength was countless times greater than that of the Sword Cultivators from Cloud Floating Mountain he had encountered before. Any single one of them could have instantly slain an ordinary King Realm expert!
However, amidst the flickering shadows of figures, the forces assaulting the palace were even more terrifying!
A single palm strike could obliterate a thousand experts!
In an instant, the palace was reduced to ashes, and blood drenched the earth.
HUM!
Suddenly, a light like liquid mercury poured across the land. A sword struck from tens of thousands of miles away, cleaving heaven and earth! The ambushers of the palace were almost completely annihilated in an instant.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—
High above in the heavens, deep within the clouds, thunder roared and lightning flashed. Ning Xuan couldn’t see what was happening, but he knew that peerless powerhouses were making their moves. It was more than one; they were ganging up on a single person.
An indeterminate amount of time passed.
WHOOSH!
A beam of light pierced through the clouds, entering the broken Stone Sword at the palace entrance.
BOOM!
The world seemed to explode. Ning Xuan found himself standing beside the Stone Sword, surrounded by swirling mist. A woman in white, her face obscured, was staring at him.
She suddenly attacked him.
With a single pointed finger, Ning Xuan felt as if he were submerged in an endless ocean. This was a sword technique, not focused on sharpness, but it gave Ning Xuan a feeling of complete helplessness.
Ning Xuan instantly gave up the idea of countering. This was the principle of using softness to overcome hardness; if he made a move, he would fall right into her trap. His Mental State immediately entered the Ethereal State.
If this is an ocean, then I am a drop of water within it! If this is mire, then I am a clod of earth within it! Great music is silent; the great form is shapeless!
"Such incredible talent. Are you willing to accept my inheritance?" an ethereal voice sounded.
Ning Xuan opened his eyes and looked at her, answering her question with one of his own. "Do I need to avenge you?"
Whether this woman was the sword’s master or its spirit, she was a member of this Galaxy Sword Sect. She had just shown him the sect’s destruction and now wanted to give him her inheritance. She surely had ulterior motives.
The woman was silent for a moment before finally speaking, "In the vast mortal world, all things thrive and wither, like countless lamps that are lit and extinguished. Nothing can flourish forever. The Galaxy Sword Sect was destroyed, and so it was."
Ning Xuan gave her a thumbs-up. "How magnanimous of you, Senior. I follow a path of fierce strength, so your inheritance might not be suitable for me. How about I find someone else for you?"
"That little girl by your side? I would like to, but unfortunately, she might not think much of my inheritance."
Ning Xuan shook his head. "Not her, another girl. Don’t worry, she is definitely not weak. She is a Destiny Dao Xuan Master, but she cultivates both Martial Arts and Dao Xuan. Moreover, her Destiny Dao Xuan Technique is called ’Sea and Moon Rise with the Tide,’ which is a perfect match for your Sword Dao inheritance!"
On the road from Destiny City to The Capital, Si Lanyi had been taken away by her master outside Wangdong City. At the time, Ning Xuan had promised her master that he would find a Martial Arts inheritance for her. He had never forgotten this promise. The moment the woman attacked, he had immediately thought of Si Lanyi.
"A Destiny Dao Xuan Master who cultivates both Martial Arts and Dao Xuan... That could work. Unfortunately, I cannot last much longer."
"No problem," Ning Xuan said immediately. "She should be in here somewhere. I’ll go find her!"
Su Yue Zhuai and the Martial God Temple had both sent people to explore these ruins. It stood to reason the Dao Xuan Institute would be here as well. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"I will send you."
Ning Xuan was just about to ask her to let him out, but she seemed even more eager than he was.
As her voice fell, Ning Xuan felt as if he were traveling through a space-time tunnel.
BOOM!
With a low hum, Ning Xuan landed.
When he focused his eyes, he found himself standing before an open stone gate.
Looking up, a figure in red entered his vision.
It was definitely Wu Pianpian.
Beside her was a figure in blue.
Ning Xuan’s heart leaped with joy. The next moment, he had already grabbed the girl’s soft, boneless hand.
"Yi... ah, who are you? Why are you wearing Yi Yi’s clothes?"
Gazing at the flawless, exquisitely beautiful face, Ning Xuan was stunned. This woman was not Si Lanyi at all.
With Ning Xuan’s sudden appearance, the various groups facing off in the spacious cavern all turned to look at him. Not far away, four old men stared at Ning Xuan’s hand, their faces filled with sympathy.
"My name is Yun Wangshu. I am Yi Yi’s senior sister, so naturally, I can wear the same kind of clothes as her," the woman said with a smile, smoothly withdrawing her hand.
Beside her, Wu Pianpian also smiled.
The four old men stared, rubbed their eyes, and still looked on with utter disbelief.
Ning Xuan was also a bit dazed. A sister? She has a sister, and her surname is Yun...
Yun Wangshu smiled. "A senior martial sister is still a sister. I’ve heard of you. You’re Ning Xuan, right? This isn’t a place for you. You should leave quickly."
"Leave?! Since you’re here, don’t even think about leaving!" a voice rang out from the opposite side.
The speaker was a young girl. Standing beside her was a young man in white with an extraordinary air. Next to the young man lay an adorably naive-looking white tiger cub.
Behind the pair, four old men watched them with predatory gazes.
