Borrowing a sword

Chapter 48 Spiritual Embryo Divine Power: Sword Heart Clarity
Beside the icy pool, the disciples who had registered their names showed no reaction whatsoever, as they felt nothing at all.

They only noticed that the long sword on Liu Chenggong's back suddenly began to tremble.

These people are only at the Qi Refining stage and have no spiritual power in their bodies, so they haven't officially started cultivating yet.

Therefore, the strange occurrences in the world go completely unnoticed.

But Liu Tianfeng and others are different.

The old man stood up abruptly, his gaze fixed on the icy pool in shock.

Niu Yuanshan couldn't help but walk forward and look down at the bottomless pool.

With their cultivation level, they were able to sense another mysterious "ripple" spreading outwards.

The reason why Liu Chenggong's longsword has changed is probably due to this!
The two outer sect deacons exchanged a glance, but even with their level of cultivation, they couldn't figure it out.

They immediately went to Liu Chenggong's side and began to examine the sword.

"Did you obtain this sword from [Hidden Spirit Mountain]?" Niu Yuanshan asked.

Liu Chenggong took off his longsword, which was his natal magic weapon. Logically, it should be in sync with his mind, but at this moment, he was holding it with both hands and still couldn't control it!

“Steward Niu, this sword is named: Azure Pine. It was indeed obtained from [Hidden Spirit Mountain]. It is a mid-grade sword embryo and my natal spirit sword.” He replied honestly, his eyes wide with astonishment.

This is his treasure! Ordinary outer disciples don't even have the qualification to go to [Hidden Spirit Mountain] to get magic treasures.

Everyone has a bit of a show-off mentality, and Liu Chenggong carried this sword on his back just to get envious glances from others!
But what's going on now?
"This is a bit strange," Liu Tianfeng said, looking at the ancient pine sword.

Niu Yuanshan said with a rather confident tone, "I suspect that the mysterious power at the bottom of the cold pool has affected more than just this one sword!"

Neither he nor Liu Tianfeng were sword cultivators...

However, the two were certain of one thing: the treasure within the secret realm must have already been obtained by someone, otherwise this strange situation would not have occurred!

I wonder who will win in the end!

Outer gate, Medicine Mountain.

Mo Qingmei, one of the nine deacons, was practicing her sword in her courtyard.

There are only three female stewards in the entire outer sect, half the number of male stewards, and she is one of them.

Mo Qingmei is middle-aged, but she is well-maintained and a beautiful mature woman who still retains her charm. She is the type that Liu Chengqi would fantasize about intensely at night.

She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she had fair and attractive skin, and possessed a refined and elegant demeanor.

In addition, she has a full figure typical of her age, coupled with a gentle temperament, making her quite popular among the outer disciples.

In recent days, Mo Qingmei has acquired a new Xuan-level sword technique called Falling Cherry Blossoms.

This sword technique was created by a senior female swordsman, and she greatly admired it because it was very beautiful to perform.

At that moment, she was halfway through practicing her swordplay when she suddenly turned around in surprise.

She sensed a mysterious power rippling outwards like waves, which just happened to pass through her courtyard.

The natal spirit sword in Mo Qingmei's hand began to tremble uncontrollably!

Although the shaking was not as obvious as that of Liu Chenggong's pine tree, it was still somewhat out of control.

"What's going on!" she exclaimed in surprise.

When your natal magic weapon exhibits such an anomaly, it's no small matter.

"It seems to be coming from the cold pool?" Mo Qingmei glanced westward.

She immediately sheathed her sword and headed towards the icy pool.

Strangely, even though the sword was already sheathed, it was still trembling slightly.

Mo Qingmei is a cultivator at the peak of the third realm, unlike Liu Chenggong, who is an outer disciple.

She has been nurturing her natal spirit sword for many years, and the sword spirit of this sword must be more spiritual than that of the Azure Pine Sword.

"It seems a bit excited," Mo Qingmei wondered.

She quickly headed towards the cold pool, her expression grave.

The ripple continued to spread outwards and quickly extended beyond the area of ​​Medicine Mountain.

The outer gate of the Taoist sect consists of three mountain peaks, with Medicine Mountain being the closest to the inner gate.

In the inner sect's purple bamboo forest, the tenth elder, Chu Yinyin, was flying through the air.

She held her natal spirit sword in her hand, her expression solemn.

However, due to the nature of her cultivation technique, her physical appearance still resembled that of a little girl. Therefore, when her expression turned serious, she gave off a rather mature air.

She quickly flew to the depths of the purple bamboo forest, her face ashen, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Ahead was a stone wall, and in front of the stone wall was a huge rock, on which sat a woman sitting cross-legged.

She was slender, almost too thin, and looked incredibly frail.

The woman was dressed in a Taoist robe, a Taoist nun's attire, and her long, jet-black hair was styled into a Taoist bun with an antique wooden hairpin inserted in it.

She was facing the stone wall, with her back to Chu Yinyin.

She was so thin that the entire Taoist robe appeared somewhat loose.

Chu Yinyin, as the tenth elder of the Daoist sect, possesses the cultivation of the sixth realm at its peak.

She deliberately concealed her presence and silently flew to this spot. Her natal spirit sword was aimed at the Taoist nun on the boulder, and she thrust it forward fiercely. As she approached, the Taoist nun, who had her back to her, remained motionless, except for the wooden hairpin in her hair, which seemed to emanate a barely perceptible light.

A burst of energy spread out, and Chu Yinyin was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, landing on her buttocks.

The sneak attack failed, and the naturally impulsive girl screamed in pain, instantly going berserk: "You damned woman! You deliberately made me fall on my butt again!"

The Daoist nun, the seventh elder of the Daoist sect, remained facing the stone wall, sitting upright on the boulder with her back to Chu Yinyin, and remained silent, as if she had not heard a word.

Chu Yinyin grumbled and cursed for a long time, but the other party ignored her.

But she seemed to have gotten used to it long ago.

After venting her anger, Chu Yinyin looked up at the slender figure on the boulder and said, "Shen Man, when are you finally coming out of seclusion? You have no idea how much they bullied me while you were gone!"

She began to recount her experiences in the main hall that day, how they all acted as riddle tellers, saying they had important matters to discuss, and that those below the seventh realm were not qualified to know. She also recounted how her senior brother, as an elder in charge of law enforcement, had set up a magic array to prevent her from eavesdropping.
"They just look down on me!" Chu Yinyin put her hands on her hips and puffed out her flat chest in anger.

As the junior sister, she actually liked the seventh senior sister the most, and disliked the ninth senior sister, Nangong Yue, the most.

The reason is simple: due to the drawbacks of her cultivation technique, she is still in the form of a little girl, while Nangong Yue is a typical example of someone who is magnanimous and tolerant.

Not only is she attractive, but her breasts are also astonishing.

Chu Yinyin had bathed with her, and those two things actually floated in the water! It made her feel dizzy just looking at them! It was so infuriating.

But Seventh Senior Sister is very good, because she is so thin that only Xiao He has a hint of beauty.

Although she has an incredibly ethereal air about her, and even though she's thin, she inexplicably gives off a fairy-like vibe, I'm still adorable!
We won't lose, we won't lose!
But Nangong Yue was different; her size was shameful and despicable!

Therefore, despite her constant use of the derogatory term "dead woman" after her mischief fails, the truth is that after receiving the Daoist Ancestor's inheritance, Shen Man, the Seventh Elder of the Daoist Sect, secluded himself in the Purple Bamboo Forest to cultivate his enlightenment. Only Chu Yinyin would frequently disturb him, as she missed him terribly after not seeing him for a few days.

After she spoke at length, the Taoist nun sitting high on the boulder simply nodded slightly, remaining silent as if she were mute.

But Chu Yinyin naturally knew that her seventh senior sister could not possibly be mute; she simply didn't like to talk.

Even when he speaks, Shen Man lives up to his name, speaking very slowly and punctuating his sentences in a very strange way.

—Because she stutters.

Just as Chu Yinyin was about to say a few more words, she suddenly turned around and looked behind her.

That mysterious ripple has already spread to this place.

As the ripples spread, they attracted countless swords.

Even her natal spirit sword, [Xiangjianhuan], trembled slightly.

Although it was very subtle, Chu Yinyin must have noticed it.

"Hmm? What is this strange phenomenon?" She suddenly looked up at the Taoist nun on the boulder.

Chu Yinyin's eyes were fixed curiously on the wooden hairpin in her hair.

The result disappointed her.

Because her spirit sword, [Xiangjianhuan], also couldn't help but react, but the wooden hairpin on the head of the Daoist nun, who was also a sword cultivator, remained completely still.

The ripples stopped abruptly right where the boulder was.

This time, the Taoist nun, who had remained silent all along, spoke to her for the first time.

She provided the answer to this strange phenomenon.

He speaks very slowly, with odd phrasing, but his voice is very pleasant.
"Sword Heart. Clarity".

"What!?" Chu Yinyin exclaimed immediately, then looked in the direction of the medicine mountain.

"That's the outer sect!" she said, raising her voice slightly.

Her figure vanished instantly, flying towards Medicine Mountain, leaving only the words, "Shen Man, I'm leaving!" in the air.

The Taoist nun on the boulder was left alone, shaking her head and laughing.

"You didn't even call me Senior Sister, that's so rude," she said softly in a doting tone.

Inside the Cold Pool Secret Realm, Chu Huaixu, who was sitting cross-legged, and Han Shuangjiang, who was protecting him, were unaware of how lively the Cold Pool was at that moment.

The Xuan Tian Fetal Breathing Pill was being rapidly digested and absorbed, and he felt warm all over.

Although his body was burning hot, he did not feel any discomfort.

Unlike when he was practicing the "Sword Refining Technique" which was also known as "Menstrual Cramps", Chu Huaixu felt like he was going to die of pleasure!
Just half an incense stick's time later, he heard a system notification: "[Ding! Congratulations, your spiritual fetus attribute has increased by 1]."

And just now, he heard the same thing again.

One Xuan Tian Fetal Breathing Pill actually increased the spiritual fetus attribute by a full two points!
He originally thought that at most it would increase by 1 point, since the pill's properties had a high probability of increasing the grade of the spiritual embryo, so it was also possible that it wouldn't increase by even 1 point.

"As expected of a pill personally refined by the Pill King, it's truly powerful!" he thought to himself.

Chu Huaixu even suspected that the ordinary Xuan Tian Fetal Breathing Pill was a level seven spiritual pill, and this one might be more than level seven!

Immediately afterwards, he heard a third system notification tone.

"[Ding! You have successfully unlocked the Spirit Embryo Divine Power: Sword Heart Clarity!]"

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu, who was meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.

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