Chapter 52: What a Coincidence, My Legs Were Broken Too
Huff... huff...
A gentle breeze blew continuously through the Sword Mound.
It wasn't strong, but it was exceptionally chilly!
"Achoo!"
Old Ancestor Hongyun suddenly sneezed.
"Old Ancestor, if your body can't handle it, go back and rest. Leave this kind of work to young people like me."
Before Elder Xi finished speaking, he involuntarily shivered, and his old face turned red.
Old Ancestor Hongyun glared at this fellow in annoyance:
"You have the nerve to talk about me? Look at what a sorry state you're in yourself."
"Speaking of which, it's strange. The two of us are considered top cultivators in the Jin Kingdom, and we haven't been sick for many years. Why do we feel cold?"
Elder Xi quickly changed the subject to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"Because this place is no ordinary place. It's possible that both of us will perish here."
Old Ancestor Hongyun's expression became grave. As a Fish-Dragon Realm cultivator, his perception was far stronger than the Fusion Realm Elder Xi.
"Old Ancestor, you're not trying to scare me, are you?"
Elder Xi said this, but his face clearly showed disbelief.
"Indeed, you don't even know that this place is a secret realm!"
Old Ancestor Hongyun looked at the other with disdain and continued:
"And it's a man-made secret realm that was artificially opened."
Elder Xi's eyes widened like copper bells. He knew Old Ancestor Hongyun wouldn't joke about such matters.
But in this world, how could there be such easily accessible secret realms?
"Old Ancestor, I haven't read many books. You better not be deceiving me."
"You certainly are self-aware."
Old Ancestor Hongyun, seeing that there was temporarily no danger around, began to educate Elder Xi:
"I once read in an ancient text that anyone at the Saint Venerable level can artificially create secret realms. However, such secret realms aren't very stable and are susceptible to external interference.
Some of these secret realms are used to cultivate spiritual herbs, while others are used for disciples' training experiences.
Wushang Sword Sect was once an Imperial Lineage Immortal Sect with three Emperors. Having a secret realm isn't strange. I just don't know what this secret realm before us is used for.
But I can say with certainty that within this secret realm, there exists a powerful presence that neither of us can defeat."
Elder Xi was listening with great interest at first, but by the end, he felt Old Ancestor Hongyun was just bragging.
"I understand all the logic, but why does that mortal act like he's in his own home?"
Old Ancestor Hongyun gazed into the distance and saw Chen Xuan holding a long sword, leisurely strolling through the secret realm.
One sword strike per vengeful spirit, without any pressure at all.
This was too mysterious!
Could it be that the old man can't even compare to a mortal?
"Let's follow and see!"
"We should have done this earlier."
Elder Xi silently despised Old Ancestor Hongyun in his heart, then subconsciously quickened his pace.
"Idle people, stop!"
In the darkness, a majestic voice suddenly rang out.
Old Ancestor Hongyun and Elder Xi looked at each other. Their subconscious reaction was: Could the old man be experiencing auditory hallucinations?
The older people get, the more cowardly they become.
This was perfectly demonstrated in Old Ancestor Hongyun. He pretended not to know anything and said:
"Elder Xi, why have you stopped walking?"
"Didn't you hear?"
Elder Xi asked suspiciously.
"Hear what? I've been following you all along. You stopped, so I asked."
Old Ancestor Hongyun wore an expression of complete ignorance.
"Could I have misheard?"
Elder Xi muttered to himself and then took a step forward.
Whoosh!
A sword qi suddenly slashed across in front of him, nearly splitting Elder Xi in two.
Startled, Elder Xi quickly retreated two steps.
Old Ancestor Hongyun almost laughed out loud seeing this scene.
"Who is sneak attacking me?"
Elder Xi had embarrassed himself greatly and felt his dignity was damaged, so he questioned angrily.
"Sneak attack? You're not worthy!"
That majestic voice rang out in the air once more.
"Who?"
Elder Xi asked while slowly retreating backward.
Behind him, Old Ancestor Hongyun saw his awkward state and said with a chuckle:
"I didn't expect Elder Xi to also be a practitioner of the 'fighting while retreating' school."
Before Elder Xi could retort, a sword shadow suddenly emerged from the darkness.
"Junior, are you calling out to this Old Ancestor?"
The two looked toward that sword shadow and saw a sacred sword emanating a powerful aura floating in mid-air.
In the flickering sword shadow, one could vaguely see countless vengeful souls struggling. Each of them had been a powerful expert in life, yet all had fallen under this sword.
"..."
Elder Xi instantly froze, with ten thousand curses in his heart but nowhere to vent them.
Why could that mortal pass through easily, while he had to face a sacred sword's sword spirit?
"This humble one didn't know the Old Ancestor was resting here. For disturbing you, please forgive us. We'll leave right now."
Old Ancestor Hongyun, though shocked, quickly thought of a solution.
The sword spirit said indifferently: "It's too late. You've disturbed more than just me, and they're not as easy to talk to as I am."
"Huh???"
When Elder Xi heard these words, he subconsciously looked around and suddenly discovered they were surrounded—surrounded by a group of sword spirits!
"Sacred Sword, Divine Sword!!!"
When Old Ancestor Hongyun said the words "Divine Sword," his voice nearly cracked.
The sword spirits surrounding the two began pointing and commenting.
"That kid Chen Xuan is getting less and less reliable. Last time he let an extra girl in, and this time he's let two old fellows sneak in."
"Isn't this perfect though?"
"All these years, aside from Chen Xuan, we've hardly seen any outsiders. Let's use these two old fellows for practice."
Hearing this, Old Ancestor Hongyun and Elder Xi's faces turned green, and they instinctively tried to run.
But what awaited them was a thorough beating!
"Spare..."
Crack, crack, bang, bang!
...
After who knows how long, those sword spirits finally stopped. Just when Old Ancestor Hongyun and Elder Xi thought they were saved...
An overwhelming pressure capable of destroying heaven and earth suddenly swept across the entire Sword Mound.
It nearly scared Old Ancestor Hongyun and Elder Xi out of their wits.
They carefully looked toward the direction where the pressure was coming from.
At the mountain peak, a hundred-zhang tall alien vengeful entity stood towering.
Meanwhile, the old ancestors of the Eastern Region woke up cursing from their blood coffins.
"I just closed my eyes, and now there's the aura of an alien expert descending again. Which old ghost brought these aliens here!!!"
This time the old ancestors didn't issue any orders but prepared to see how long this alien aura would last.
At the peak, Chen Xuan looked at the vengeful spirit that had suddenly appeared and was momentarily stunned.
"I didn't even provoke it, and it came out on its own. This time it wasn't my doing!"
As he spoke, Chen Xuan drew the treasure sword from his hand and swung it fiercely.
A sword light that outshone the moon flashed past.
BOOM!
The vengeful spirit was instantly annihilated. Chen Xuan felt his experience bar grow by a small amount, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Indeed, these vengeful spirits are the most adorable."
The old ancestors of the Eastern Region discovered the alien expert's aura had vanished instantly, and shocked expressions appeared on their faces.
"It's over already?"
But even more shocked than the old ancestors were Old Ancestor Hongyun and Elder Xi.
After all, others only sensed it, while they witnessed it with their own eyes—that powerful sword strike deeply shocked their hearts.
"Holy crap, is he a Sword God!"
Elder Xi wanted to use flowery language to describe the excitement in his heart, but with his limited education, he could only say "holy crap" to express everything.
Old Ancestor Hongyun looked at Chen Xuan's imposing figure with worship, completely forgetting the pain on his body:
"That's right, he is the true Sword God. That sword strike could only be performed by a legendary Divine Emperor! We haven't found the wrong person."
"Old Ancestor, should we go pay our respects to that Sword God?"
Elder Xi asked excitedly.
"Let's go. By the way, help me up—my legs are about to break from the beating."
Old Ancestor Hongyun would never admit he was so scared his legs went soft and he couldn't walk. He had to blame it on those sword spirit bosses.
Elder Xi's face turned slightly red as he awkwardly smiled:
"What a coincidence, Old Ancestor, my legs were broken too."
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