No taboos

Chapter 577 Rust
Xu Yuan was determined to obtain the "Left Sword King".

The Dragon King of Luo River wanted a "pledge of allegiance," but Xu Yuan bargained with him. Of course, it was because of Lord Xu's temperament; he always wanted to "strive" for something, just in case there was some extra gain.
However, as it turns out, the ancient monster that has lived for hundreds of years is not so easy to deal with.

The Dragon King of Luo River bit the conditions to death.

Lord Xu has taken a liking to this sword; it can be incorporated into my sword pellet.

In fact, after Lord Xu first used "observation of fate" to look at the Left Sword King, he immediately had a novel and grand idea in his mind.

The Left Sword King can serve as a bridge, connecting the Sword Pellet and the "Ten Thousand Souls Pa."

Otherwise, it would be a waste of the Left Sword King's "Sword Servant Corpse" ability.

In addition, Xu Yuan was very wary of the life-stealing technique possessed by Zuo Jianwang.

But Granny Liu's explanation was vague.

What exactly is the name of this "law"?
What conditions need to be met in order to perform this action?
What are the taboos associated with it?
Are there any ways for those who do not have a "no taboos" destiny to avoid or restrain themselves?
Xu Yuan needs to figure these things out.

After all, it was a technique targeting cultivators of destiny, and Xu Yuan, as a cultivator of destiny, could not remain indifferent.

The mountain village doesn't look very big, but it's surrounded by vast farmland, and beyond that, there are hills, wild forests, and mountains. In reality, the place is much larger than it seems.

When the Dragon King arranged these villages, he must have used some kind of trickery to make the land here "grow" a lot.

The Dragon King of Luo River at that time must have been very ambitious.

They believed that the larger the territory, the better, as it could attract a large number of believers.

Xu Yuan felt a pang of nostalgia for Zhang Meng at this moment.

Lord Xu's own nose is not enough.

However, Lord Xu had other methods. He stomped his foot, and the fiery wheel rolled up into the air, soaring hundreds of feet into the sky, before overlooking the entire village.

……

Granny Liu walked unsteadily, leaning on her cane and large incense stick, into the Dragon King Temple.

Behind her, the two exceptionally grand temple doors closed silently and automatically.

In an instant, the space inside the Dragon King Temple became completely isolated from the outside world.

Countless eerie lights, like threads, descended from the void.

In the darkness, all sorts of strange sounds rang out, a cacophony of whispers and whispers.

It came from neither near nor far, nor from any direction.

All the terrifying scenes that Xu Yuan had seen in this temple were revealed.

Any normal person, if placed in this situation, would immediately become irrational and lose all reason.

The front courtyard, main hall, rear hall, and so on in the temple have all disappeared, leaving the space in a chaotic state, making it difficult to discern directions.

The enormous "Dragon God Statue" was also gone, and eyes around it opened.

Granny Liu knelt down: "Your Majesty, Xu Yuan has already received your decree."

The chaotic sounds around us suddenly increased and the volume rose accordingly.

But Granny Liu listened attentively.

After a moment, she kowtowed again: "I understand. Xu Yuan is a man who can be used but not trusted."

"And absolutely must not let him go."

The jumbled, fragmented sounds rose again, praising Granny Liu.

How could an ancient being who deserted in the face of battle and survived for over a hundred years truly dispel his doubts about him just because of Xu Yuan's words?
The Dragon King's principle is very clear: I will only stick to my own will. No matter what you, Xu Yuan, say or do, I just want to use you.

The only people I truly trust are my followers.

This trust is based on my ability to have complete control over them.

Then those strange, fragmented noises were explained in detail, and Granny Liu listened intently.

Her ears grew larger and larger, until the last earlobe was the size of a bamboo mat. Dark blue veins, like tree roots, covered the back of her ear and her entire body!
"Young one, I know."

"If Xu Yuan can kill the Left Sword King, then release the restriction again and let Lord Shan Jun's men come in, so that they can fight Xu Yuan to the death."

The Mountain Lord has other methods to restrain cultivators, so I will not intervene to save him this time.

The countless yellow, vertically oriented eyes around them all revealed expressions of satisfaction.

……

Xu Yuan used his divination technique to find a demon soldier lying on the edge of a field near the village.

There is only a small path on the edge of the field.

Its eyes were bloodshot, and it was drooling as it stared at the village entrance.

Xu Yuan chuckled coldly, thinking to himself, "I knew these evil spirits couldn't resist their craving for flesh and blood. Even knowing the village is dangerous, they'd still try to ambush a lone monster for a meal!"

Xu Yuan swooped down.

A moment later, Xu Yuan activated the "Business Law" and used a five-thousand-tael silver note to try and buy the whereabouts of the Left Sword King from the demon soldiers.

But when the demon soldier accepted the silver note, it exploded into a pile of blood and flesh with a bang.

Xu Yuan was taken aback. This was a case of taking the money but failing to get things done, resulting in a backlash from commercial law.

"This guy really doesn't know the whereabouts of the Left Sword King."

This surprised Xu Yuan.

Don't be fooled by how easily Zuo Jianwang killed those demon soldiers.

But after all, it was one of the "two kings" under the Mountain Lord. Logically, after escaping, it should have gathered the demon soldiers to act as its eyes and ears in the village.

These demon soldiers dared not utter a single complaint and had to obediently follow orders.

Left Sword King was obviously hiding. Xu Yuan used "Looking at Fate" to look down over the entire mountain village, but he couldn't find its "fate," so he came up with this method.

Xu Yuan retrieved the silver notes from the pile of blood and flesh, wiped them clean with some dry grass, and put them away.

Then it took to the air again and soon found the second demon soldier.

But after searching several sources, he still couldn't "buy" the information he wanted.

Xu Yuan abandoned this idea, thought about it again, and then went to the Dragon King Temple.

Upon reaching the temple gates, the two heavy doors opened automatically as if sensing something.

The Dragon King thought Xu Yuan had come to see him.

Xu Yuan didn't even glance at the temple; he turned around and found a place to hide.

The temple door stood there frozen, then slammed shut with a loud bang a moment later.

Xu Yuan secretly grinned.

The Dragon King must be very uncomfortable with me squatting outside.

But I'm going to make you uncomfortable!

You sent me to kill the Left Sword King, but you haven't given me any information.

Knowing that I was going to kill it, the Left Sword King hid and waited for me to come looking for it.

I'm going to do the opposite and not look anymore! I refuse to believe that you, Left Sword King, can just sit back and do nothing after entering the mountain village with the Mountain Lord's mission on your shoulders.

If I squat down like this, neither of you will be comfortable!

Xu Yuan did not use "Dragon Spitting a Mirage" to conceal himself.

Firstly, using "Dragon Spitting Clams" might reveal something to the Dragon King.

Secondly... the Left Sword King has no eyes; it only has perception, and this perception must also have a range.

The only remaining sword-serving corpse of the Left Sword King is "Little Yuan," and Little Yuan is different from the other sword-serving corpses; it is a soul.

Therefore, as long as Xu Yuan hides well and conceals his aura, it is unlikely that Zuo Jianwang will discover him unless he gets close.

The main target of Zuo Jianwang and Shan Junye must be the Dragon King, and they will deal with themselves as well.

Therefore, Xu Yuan was certain that Zuo Jianwang would come to the Dragon King Temple.

Even to say—

If the Left Sword King also knew that the Dragon King Temple would disappear at night, then he would most likely have made his move before dark.

Otherwise, we'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Xu Yuan wasn't in a hurry, and while hiding, he secretly suppressed his own corruption.

Just as the sun was about to set behind the mountaintop, a sudden chill swept over them, and Xu Yuan was found "asleep" in his hiding place!

A sword appeared in front of the temple gate.

Then it suddenly transformed into a streak of blood-red light and pierced towards the temple gate!
The one in the Dragon King Temple was so angry that he almost cursed out loud!
If you're going to pretend, at least try to make it convincing!

You've been squatting here for most of the day, and then you fell asleep just when Zuo Jianwang arrived? Did that make it attack me directly?
In an instant, another person appeared in front of the temple gate.

His face was ashen white.

The streak of blood-red light pierced straight into the man's body, but failed to pass through.

The man's body melted like wax, enveloping the bloody light within.

The momentum of the blood-red light was halted, and the blood-stained, rusty sword was revealed in the translucent wax.

The man's entire body had turned into a lump of wax, and the wax was so hot that it even melted some of the bloodstains on the sword!
With a flick of his sword, Zuo Jianwang sent a lot of wax flying, scattering it everywhere with a "poof," much of it splashing onto the temple gate.

But the wax dripped down, drop by drop, and flowed back into the largest lump.

Zuo Jianwang charged left and right within it, but the wax was an intangible substance, and as it constantly changed shape, it tightly enveloped him.

As the wax melted and the bloodstains turned a light red, it also plundered a portion of the Left Sword King's power.

If this continues, the balance of power will shift, and Zuo Jianwang will have even less chance of breaking out.

Suddenly, a sword sheath appeared out of thin air.

A tremendous suction force surged forth from within.

The wax couldn't resist and was completely absorbed!
The wax was scalding hot, and the scabbard visibly turned red-hot quickly, emitting wisps of smoke.

Some of the metal fasteners on top are about to melt.

But Zuo Jianwang had already broken free and thrust his sword towards the temple gate!

Benedict!
The blood-stained, rusty sword pierced the crack in the temple door, but it could only penetrate three inches before being trapped by the door.

It was suddenly caught between a rock and a hard place!

The wax was almost melting the scabbard; once it broke free, Zuo Jianwang would be doomed.

Just then, Lord Xu, who was hiding in the shadows, suddenly shuddered and woke up.

"How did I fall asleep at this hour?"

"Oh no! I'm afraid some evil spirit has used some trick on me to put me into a deep sleep!"

Xu Yuan muttered to himself, his voice loud, as if afraid the Dragon King wouldn't hear him.

A series of strange, muffled noises echoed in the temple—the Dragon King had finally lost his temper and cursed out loud.

Xu Yuan leaped up from his hiding place and spat out his sword pellet.

The sword pellet instantly transformed into countless sword threads, layer upon layer, binding the Left Sword King and weaving a sword cocoon...

Lord Xu didn't even spare the scabbard, using a portion of the sword threads to wrap around it as well!

Inside the temple, the chaotic and muffled strange noises grew even more urgent.

The Dragon King's curses became even more vulgar.

You know how to pick the peaches!
But the Dragon King was not one to mince words. "I have already trapped the Left Sword King. Why should you take advantage of me?" So the temple door tightly clamped the Left Sword King shut.

Xu Yuan rushed over, opened his mouth again, and with a whoosh, spewed out the fire from his abdomen, shouting, "Watch me refine this evil spirit!"

The fire in his abdomen followed the sword threads and engulfed the Left Sword King.

Then, following the left sword king, it seeped straight into the crack in the temple door!
The Dragon King instantly sensed that the fire within Xu Yuan's abdomen was extraordinary!

Among them are the Dragon Mouth Fire and the Xiangshe Fire, which make it somewhat wary.

The Dragon King hesitated only for a moment, but his "steady as an old fox" nature made him decide not to act rashly. He loosened the temple gate and released Zuo Jianwang.

Xu Yuan, in perfect harmony, used the sword threads and the fire in his abdomen to envelop the Left Sword King and leave.

The Left Sword King is a battlefield in the mountains, where an ancient, rusty sword has become evil.

After receiving guidance from the Mountain Lord, he killed several more groups of living people, devoured their essence and blood, and refined the sword-serving corpses.

Therefore, in addition to the "Sword Servant Corpse", the Left Sword King has several other skills.

One is its own unparalleled sharpness.

But it is ultimately a fourth-rate weapon, not comparable to a third-rate sword pellet.

He was entangled into a cocoon by hundreds of sword threads. No matter how it cut and slashed, the sword threads remained intact. On the contrary, every time its body collided with something, it would leave a small mark.

Moreover, Zuo Jianwang was very clear that this was because the other party had shown mercy.

I take great care of it, for fear of damaging my health.

Each time I slashed, those sword threads were simply entangled using a binding technique.

Try to avoid confronting yourself head-on.

That damned official! Why does he value my body more than I do? What is he planning to do to me?!
The Left Sword King also possessed a second extraordinary ability: superhuman strength.

It makes the sword less about skill and more about brute force.

Its body, wrapped in the sword silk, writhed like a monstrous python tumbling over a mountain.

If one's strength is inferior to its, it will be very troublesome, and one can only rely on swordsmanship skills to try to neutralize this power.

But this way of resolving the problem will give it an opportunity to escape.

However, as soon as it unleashed its monstrous serpentine roll, it felt countless sword threads rapidly attach themselves to it, easily pinning it down.

The feeling is like... when slaughtering a pig for the New Year, the big fat pig struggles wildly and recklessly, and usually five or six people can't hold it down.

But then someone suddenly pressed down with one hand, and the raging pig immediately became unable to move.

Like a young woman whose most sensitive spot had been touched, she was completely limp and helpless, allowing him to do as he pleased.

Left Sword King unleashed its power several times, but the result was always the same, which made it extremely frustrated. It cursed its own body in the dark, thinking it was too useless!

Fortunately, it has a third ability: the strong staining caused by the bloodstains and rust covering the sword.

Most people would only think that bloodstains must have strong evil power.

Little did they know that those rust marks were also part of its terrifying tactics.

Left Sword King hated this corrupt official to the core, so he did not hesitate to spread the rust outwards, intending to corrode the sword threads wrapped around his body.

Unexpectedly, this corrupt official's "internal fire" was quite formidable!
It rushed in with a whoosh, and the rust it released was instantly burned and evaporated!

The flames almost burned its body directly—they hurriedly retreated, as if afraid of harming its body, causing Left Sword King to break down!
If it had a mouth, it would have cursed on the spot.

But it was still not giving up, and quietly started spreading bloodstains again... Then a handkerchief flew over and wrapped it up.

The bloodstains fell into the yin energy under the handkerchief, and like a clay ox sinking into the sea, they were completely cut off from its connection!
Zuo Jianwang trembled with rage.
What kind of effeminate craftsmanship is this?

Get this away from me right now, don't let it touch me!

I'm very tough!

Xu Yuan took Zuo Jianwang back to his room.

The journey wasn't long; it only took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to reach it at a leisurely pace.

In just this short stretch of road, Lord Xu had easily suppressed all of Left Sword King's methods.

This great evil spirit is at least a fourth-rate one. If they were to truly engage in a face-to-face battle of magic, Lord Xu would have to put in a lot of effort to subdue it.

But Zuo Jianwang was caught in the temple door, and Lord Xu took advantage of the situation to enter and entangle him with sword threads—there was no suspense then.

Zuo Jianwang struggled and resisted with various abilities along the way, which, in Lord Xu's eyes, really looked like... a pig struggling before being slaughtered.

No matter what, we can't escape the predetermined outcome.

The resistance was even less intense than that of the pigs during the Lunar New Year...

After returning to the house, Xu Yuan began to carefully examine Zuo Jianwang.

But then they heard a knock on the door.

Granny Liu's dissatisfied voice rang out from outside the door: "Lord Xu, you've captured the Left Sword King, shouldn't you return our people?"

Xu Yuan opened the door, feigning ignorance with a blank expression: "Your people? How did your people end up in my hands?"

Granny Liu's face was gloomy. Are all officials so thick-skinned that they can lie without batting an eye?

Granny Liu pointed to the sword sheath: "It's in there."

The wax was extremely hot, almost melting the scabbard.

But it couldn't burn the sword threads.

Xu Yuan asked in disbelief, "Inside the scabbard? Senior, you're joking. How could a living person possibly fit inside a scabbard..."

Granny Liu's patience finally ran out. She was no match for Lord Xu in terms of thick skin and ruthless heart, and she angrily shouted, "Let go of him, and our people will come out naturally!"

Xu Yuan looked reluctant: "What if it runs away after I let go of that scabbard? That'll be your fault. If that evil spirit gets away, you'll have to compensate me with a pig... Left Sword King!"

On Granny Liu's face, fine dragon scales rose up one by one.

The veins on his forehead bulged, writhing like leeches in a river.

Her hair twisted seamlessly, and even the body beneath her clothes seemed to be uncontrollably swelling!

The abnormality in her body had not been completely suppressed, otherwise the Dragon King would not have replaced her with Chen Wu to block the temple gate.

This time, Xu Daren angered him so much that he almost exploded.

"Lord Xu!" Granny Liu called out in a low voice, like the roar of a demonic beast.

Xu Yuan had already loosened the sword threads, revealing the scabbard.

Wax flowed rapidly from the scabbard.

After landing and spinning on the ground, it transformed into a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion.

His clothes were soaked with sweat, and he said with lingering fear, "It's so hot..."

Granny Liu glared at Xu Yuan, then turned and left, saying, "Let's go!"

Chen Wu hurriedly followed behind.

He was already somewhat afraid of Xu Yuan. This corrupt official was too ruthless; he even wanted to kill his allies!
Chen Wu was unaware that this fear stemmed not only from this experience but also from the sword pellet.

Lord Xu had already planted the seeds of terror in his heart.

After seeing the two off, Xu Yuan closed the door and returned, muttering to himself, "These people under the Dragon King's command are quite strange. How can you blame me? I didn't even see him slither into his sword sheath..."

With a thought, Xu Yuan caused the two sword threads to converge.

The scabbard clanged as it merged with the blood-stained, rusty sword.

Then, with a "boom," a great fire erupted in his abdomen, and Xu Yuan opened his mouth and swallowed the sword pellet and the fire in his abdomen together.

Within the fire in his belly, the Left Sword King was wrapped.

Bait!

Xu Yuan sat down cross-legged, but did not rush to refine it.

Instead, they waited quietly until the sun sank below the mountains and night fell upon the earth.

Xu Yuan was facing the window of the house.

You can see the tall roof of the Dragon King Temple through the window.

As the sun set, the Dragon King Temple sank into the earth, and after dark, the temple disappeared completely!

Xu Yuan got up, opened the door, and went out.

Evil spirits began to roam freely inside and outside the village.

Xu Yuan's face was ashen as he called out, "Da Fu."

With a loud shout, Fu Ye raised the goose's head high, his eyes wide open, and declared in a very domineering manner: Don't worry, I'll take care of these little cuties behind me!

Xu Yuan arrived at a pine forest on the edge of the village.

The evil spirit in the forest has opened its eyes!

puff!puff!puff!
—I had barely opened my eyes when Master Fu pecked my eyes out.

Tonight, Master Fu seemed to sense that the food was different, so he held nothing back!
"Aww—Squeak—"

The evil spirits scattered and fled, crashing through several trees and leaving themselves dizzy and disoriented.

Xu Yuan released the "Dreams Come True" spell and asked, "Little Dream, can you protect me?"

The carriage bounced firmly on the spot!
Xiao Meng used to just shake, and even Master Xu didn't know that she actually had such good skills!

Xu Yuan glanced at Dafu again: "Let's not fight amongst ourselves tonight."

Dafu was somewhat reluctant, but he still nodded reluctantly.

Xu Yuan then entered the carriage—he had already stepped onto the wooden steps of the carriage, but suddenly remembered something and went into the woods to pick up a large rock.

This time, however, he wasn't sleeping in the carriage; instead, he began refining the Left Sword King.

Even with the fire in his abdomen, the contamination on Xu Yuan's body still increased dramatically after this refining process!
Xu Yuan's attention was not on the contamination, but on refining the bait.

Zuo Jianwang roared amidst the flames, "So you really are lusting after my body!"
As midnight passed, this fourth-rate evil spirit had been completely integrated into the sword pellet.

Kenmaru's skill level is unlikely to improve further, but his strength has indeed increased significantly.

And it has accumulated a deep foundation.

Once Xu Yuanzhen truly reaches the third rank, given the right opportunity, Jianwan might be able to advance to the second rank ahead of schedule again!
Moreover, the current Sword Pill has acquired three abilities from the Left Sword King.

The "Sword-Serving Corpse" and "Rust" remain essentially unchanged.

However, the ability to possess "superhuman strength" has undergone some changes.

Because of this ability, Kenmaru can transform into a living "sword python"!
With enough strength, one can move mountains!

Previously, Sword Pill was able to suppress Left Sword King in terms of power because of Xu Yuan's "Dragon Transformation Technique".

Now it is the sword pellet's own "power".

The essence of the Sword Servant Corpse's abilities is to communicate with the underworld and control the ghost soldiers.

Therefore, by using this ability, the "Ten Thousand Souls Cloth" was also refined into the sword pellet.

But Xu Yuan couldn't care less about any of that right now. Various feathers, scales, and bone deformities were rapidly growing on his body!
Fleshy tendrils sprouted from the eyes, and insect limbs crawled out of the ear canals...

Xu Yuan leaned against the large rock and rubbed it a few times.

Xu Yuan, who had been relegated to the fourth rank, had a tough skin. It took a lot of effort, and the stones were worn down quite a bit, before a gap could be created in the skin on his back.

Xiao Meng played some light music, and the curious old man wondered what he was doing.
Xu Yuan chose to molt at night—since the Dragon King Temple disappears at night, it means that the Dragon King's control over the village is minimized at night.

With Xiaomeng covering for them, they should be able to evade the Dragon King's prying eyes or senses.

(End of this chapter)