Chapter 065 - Moon Fairy, Seed of Creation
Impudent demon! Daring to approach at this juncture? Yun Xiao erupted with ferocious resolve, wielding his Sovereign Sword, Azure Sky Will, transforming into a beam of cerulean light that shattered the night sky, the sword's whistle reverberating through the abyss of darkness.
"Follow him!"
"Drag Ye Tiance along too!"
The Sword Cultivators of the Azure Spirit Sword Sect ascended on their Sovereign Swords, chains dragging along three Sword Venerables and members of the Ye Family, rising through the air!
Followers of Yun Xiao, nearly two thousand and still multiplying, surged forth.
Beneath the moonlight of the Sword Pavilion, Yun Xiao slew the millennium-old snake demon, and furthermore incapacitated three great Sword Venerables. This battle accomplishment, earth-shattering and soul-stirring, naturally began to sweep through Azure Spirit, becoming the hot topic amongst all.
"Three years! The treacherous demon, finally tasting retribution, is indeed satisfying!"
A truth known to all! Three years, no one dared to speak. And now, with Ye Tiance trodden underfoot, thousands of Sword Cultivators within Azure Spirit could finally hold their heads high. No longer stifling their existence!
"Ye Guying has made a name throughout the Sea of Swords, ascending into the Forbidden Tower!"
"But will Yun Xiao be any weaker than him?"
The Azure Spirit Sword Sect, in exterminating evil, was more akin to excising a malignant tumor. Even if weakness was imminent in the short term, without destruction, there could be no establishment!
"This is the Azure Spirit of yesteryears!"
It was back! Everything has returned.
"Protect the Sect Master!" Thousands of Sword Cultivators bellowed in infuriated roars, following Yun Xiao to slaughter back into the Sword Pavilion. Though the people had not yet arrived, their momentum was immense. Thousands voiced their righteous indignation, boldly and uprightly, causing the evil spirits to naturally retreat!
That demon had not anticipated Ye Tiance to be defeated so quickly! Even less did it expect to be sniffed out by Blue Star. As it quietly pounced towards the vast hall, an old blind man and two elders drew their swords to counter, with a streak of azure light tearing through the sky from afar!
Just a blink, and that overwhelming killing intent had locked onto the demon!
"Flee!" The demon, having failed to strike down the Grand Hall, had panic throbbing in its heart. This chunk of grey-white, malodorous veil revealed its original form, darting into the mountain forest.
"You've come twice, yet think you can escape alive?"
A surge of a chilling voice enveloped it!
BOOM BOOM BOOM! The sound of a sonic boom echoed ten times! This was a sound that could frighten even a dying Ye Tiance into becoming a jumping corpse.
Ten-Step Scale!
Flying Swords assaulted! The swords flashed ten times, like a fish breaking the water's surface, with each twist, the scale’s light shimmered! In the night sky, ten blossoms of water splashed open.
"Ah, Ah, Ah!" The veil demon shrieked, its voice a grating cacophony. It had wrapped itself around countless corpses, and its voice—a meld of male and female timbres, was a piercing testament of vengeful anger.
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"Scoundrel!" Surprisingly, each half of the veil demon fled separately. It seemed that tainted demons, vengeful spirits, were even more bizarre and mysterious in their ways than beast demons! However, a fundamental truth held firm!
Yun Xiao's sword pinned one piece of white cloth, rushing forward, he stomped on another with his legs!
THUD THUD THUD! The distant piece of cloth was shredded into pieces by the Heaven Burial Sword Soul! The piece under his foot, however, was controlled by Yun Xiao!
"Think you can escape?" Yun Xiao's Sword Ring of dark fog surged towards the demon, as its form rapidly decayed into a putrid black liquid.
"Your name is Yun Xiao, isn't it?" A pale, ghastly face emerged from the specter, glaring malevolently at him.
"What of it?" Yun Xiao replied, icy cold.
"The ninth son of the Sword Pavilion? I killed your senior brother, Cai Qingyun, I wrapped him up, ate his flesh. The lad, he didn't utter a sound, haha..." The veil demon laughed hideously.
"..." Yun Xiao fixed a deathly stare at it.
"Boy, what can you do by killing me? Aren’t the souls of your seven senior brothers and sisters still hanging on my Dark Abyss Mountain in the Northern Wastelands? If you’re brave, go and save them! Azure Spirit is your territory, what's the use of being arrogant here? If you’re capable, go to the Bluedrop Flag, and listen to the Seven Prodigies of your Sword Pavilion wailing day and night, huh?" The veil demon laughed unrestrainedly.
"You're trying to lure me to the Northern Wastelands?" Yun Xiao's voice was a frosty whisper.
But Yun Xiao turned away, never to look at her again. Just as he'd said, she was no longer worthy of his attention.
Before the Grand Hall, Yun Xiao, eyes ablaze, looked towards the tranquil, azure figure lying within. "Master, wait for me!" Having spoken, he resolutely turned, approaching Shangguan Yu and the others.
"The treasure vault of the Azure Spirit Sword Sect, it requires more than five keys from the Sword Pavilion and the seven Sword Peaks to open, right?" Yun Xiao inquired.
The treasure vault! This was where the Azure Spirit Sword Sect stored its public resources. Prizes such as the thousand-year-old demon bone, Dragon Spring Pills from the Eight Swords Conclave were all taken from here. It also stored the sect's wealth accumulated over the years!
In Yun Xiao’s possession was a massive quantity of personal wealth belonging to individuals like Ye Tiance, Yao Manxue, and Zhang Jian!
It was certainly a lot, but Yun Xiao still wanted more!
"Yes." Shangguan Yu, Chen Dong, and Li Chenlong all nodded.
"The keys of Ye Tiance, Yao Manxue, and Zhang Jian are all in my hands, you all..." Yun Xiao looked towards the three Sword Venerables.
"Open it!" The three declared in unison.
"Everyone, I don’t intend to monopolize the wealth of Azure Spirit but rather..." Just as Yun Xiao began, a black silhouette behind him suddenly spoke, "Junior Brother Yun, there's no need to explain. Everyone believes in you!"
"Alright!" Yun Xiao nodded, turning towards Zhao Xuanran, vowing, "Then I vow I will never owe Azure Spirit anything in this lifetime!"
"Don’t speak like that." Zhao Xuanran, her eyes gentle, responded. "You are a part of Azure Spirit, we build each other up, where does the question of owing come from? Just remember one thing, with a man like you, even death would be worthwhile!"
"Well said!" Li Chenlong exclaimed.
"Yes..." Shangguan Yu gazed into the grandeur of the Grand Hall, her heart awash with a tumultuous sea of emotions.
"It's worth it!" she declared.
Yun Xiao, standing before a throng of Azure Spirit Sword Cultivators, each pair of eyes aflame with fervent anticipation, felt a fire roaring within his chest. Without hesitation, he announced, "Grant me three days!"
He needed three days to open the treasure vault!
"And after three days, what will happen?" Zhao Xuanran asked.
Yun Xiao drew a deep breath. "We will welcome the Sword Pavilion Seven back home!"
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, nearly all of the Azure Spirit Sword Cultivators, those beyond the Dragon Spring Realm at least, gathered at the Sword Pavilion.
There were three thousand people in total! Their eyes surged with sword light, and within their chests, a blazing fire rolled. Cai Maomao and Qin Tong were amongst them.
The Northern Wastelands! They would go! They had to go!
"If I can't bring my brother home, what meaning is there in my continued existence?" Cai Maomao, standing amidst the crowd, gazed feverishly at the white-robed youth approaching. He held a jug of wine in his hand! Every Azure Spirit Sword Cultivator held a cup of wine in theirs!
"To the Sword Pavilion Seven!" Yun Xiao lifted his jug.
"To them!" Three thousand Azure Spirit Sword Cultivators raised their cups!
SPLASH! The strong liquor seeped into the earth, their passionate blood sizzling in their hearts.
"My seven senior brothers and sisters, I've never had the chance to drink with you in this life..." Yun Xiao murmured, casting his gaze over the Grand Hall, then at the seven graves far off in the distance. "If there's a next life, I wish to be your elder brother, protecting your peace throughout your lives!"
Having said this, Yun Xiao set down his jug, turning and weaving through the crowd. Before him lay Jiang Yue, Ye Tiance, Yao Manxue, and others, faces pallid, desperately clinging to life, along with the entire Ye Family.
Yun Xiao’s chilling, murderous gaze sent the hundred-odd people scooting back, a cacophony of sobs and wails erupting. Even Ye Tiance, his eagle eyes and beard, trembled violently. What was this youth intending to do?
"Blue Star, you said that Moon Fairy is likely a Seed of Creation, right?" Yun Xiao whispered low.
"A mere Demon Core Realm demon, how could she project herself thousands of miles away? Definitely a Seed of Creation! According to their classification system, this Dao Seed Talent can be considered Moon grade." Blue Star spoke with a curl of its lip.
A Moon grade Seed of Creation!
Ye Guao's Golden Dantian, at best, might be considered a Meteor grade Seed of Creation. For the now-fragile Yun Xiao, the Moon grade Seed of Creation was indeed of paramount importance!
And so, he violently yanked the chains binding Ye Tiance, Jiang Yue, and the others, dragging this string of panicked people upright!
BUZZ! Swiftly turning on his heel, he pointed his sword toward the Northern Wastelands, ascending into the heavens on his Sovereign Sword!
"Those unafraid of death, follow me into battle!!!"