Chapter 61

After this sect had completely become his, the Sword Bone naturally belonged entirely to him as well. It was indeed a valuable asset, as touching the Sword Bone would increase one's understanding of the sword techniques they had learned to a certain extent.Although it was currently of no use to him.

But for Sword Cultivators, it possessed a fatal attraction. Later when his power grew stronger, he could trade it for items more suitable for Magic Practitioners.

Besides the Sword Bone, all that remained were two Artifact Spirits.

The Chao Tian Sect originally housed many Artifact Spirits, and each of the seven levels harbored one, but as time passed, many of the Artifact Spirits gradually lost their spiritual wisdom and reverted to mundane objects.

Only the Artifact Spirits from the first round, Zhanshi Nian, and from the Fourth Level's Sword Pavilion were still alive.

Both Artifact Spirits had slipped back into slumber, it seemed that the trial they had just undergone caused them considerable wear, and the method to quickly restore these two Artifact Spirits was simple—just a provision of some Spirit Stones would suffice.

Regarding this...

His choice was, "You guys keep sleeping for a bit longer."

Noisy to death, everything demands money.

He would first handle the matters at hand, then spend some Spirit Stones to awaken the Artifact Spirit from the Fourth Level and inquire about the sudden destruction of the Chao Tian Sect and some matters from the ancient times. Being the Artifact Spirit of the Fourth Level, it certainly knew more than that of the first.

He had initially harbored hope that since completing the trials yielded rewards, there must still be some reserves within the sect, right?

But the result was utterly empty, and the rewards weren't even from within the sect but were direct rewards from the Heavenly Dao for passing the levels. The Chao Tian Sect was now truly a mere shell.

...

Approximately the duration of half a cup of tea after Chen Qiu had successfully taken over as the Sect Leader of the Chao Tian Sect.

All the cultivators inside the small world suddenly felt an incredibly strong repulsion enveloping them. Accompanied by the ethereal and hoarse voice from the horizon, many cast complicated looks towards the depths of the sect.

Someone had passed the seventh round.

No one knew what the reward for passing the seventh round was, just unclear who could pass the seventh round so quickly.

They weren't given much time to think.

Following a dizzying sense of disorientation that arrived abruptly, when their vision restored, they found themselves back at the original entrance of the Secret Realm by the creek beside Fufeng City—now, the white vortex was nowhere to be seen.

Many almost immediately looked up overhead.

Even though the weather was fine before they entered the Secret Realm, why had it turned, just as before a few days ago, as they emerged, to skies overcast with black clouds? And they wondered whether it was an illusion, but it seemed the black clouds were lower this time.

Giving the impression that the sky was about to collapse.

The thick, menacing clouds seemed as if they might crash down at any moment.

After exchanging glances,

Without any hesitation,

Everyone activated their movement techniques or resorted to Sword Flight, scattering in all directions. But almost within a few breaths, cultivators dispersed in three directions quickly fled back the way they came, charging directly towards Fufeng City.

And their faces were marked with stark terror.

Especially Zhao Yishi, who stood tall and saw afar. Having just come out of the small world, he did not hesitate even a bit. He leapt up, stepping on lotus leaves and sprinted towards Fufeng City at full speed, his immense frame contrasting sharply with his velocity.

...

After meeting with Fat Long, Chen Qiu also did not dare delay any further. After attaching talismans to themselves, they ran towards Fufeng City.

"I need to learn a movement technique and Sword Flight."

On his wild run, Chen Qiu glanced back at the demon energy-filled black clouds behind him and murmured softly,

Only when the tide goes out can you discover who's been swimming naked.

This was not something he had realized before: even though he was covered with Light Wind Talismans, he was nearly the slowest person there. The cultivators around him looked ordinary, but it had to be said that each one of them must have diligently practiced their movement techniques.

That speed...

It was truly not slow.

When venturing into the Jianghu, one must first perfect a certain movement technique to have some confidence in surviving.

At the Foundation Establishment level of cultivation, the speed of movement techniques is much faster than Sword Flight, but they can only be maintained for a shorter time and consume more Spiritual Energy. Generally, they are not used for traveling but are used in combat.

Of course, in a situation where one needs to flee for their life, no one would consider the consumption of Spiritual Energy anymore.

Chen Qiu could even smell the stench of blood emanating from the roar of the massive demon beasts behind him; the demon energy was so dense it even formed black clouds—an indication that among them were high-level demon beasts with awakened Spiritual Wisdom!

First, escape to Fufeng City.

As long as he meets up with the scholar, the beast tide shouldn't be able to stop them.

At this moment, Fufeng City was fully on alert, not a single person was entering or leaving, all city gates were tightly closed except for some small gates left open for people fleeing to enter the city for refuge.

...

"Whew!"

After rushing into the city gates among the crowd, Chen Qiu finally let out a slight sigh of relief. After entering, he turned to look carefully and saw tens of thousands of indiscernible demon beasts roaring simultaneously, kicking up dust under the dark clouds as they charged straight towards Fufeng City!

It seemed they were ready to smash the city walls with their heads. Stay updated with empire

At that moment, numerous array patterns appeared on the walls of Fufeng City, constantly flashing, and even the ordinarily unremarkable blue brick main road on the ground of Fufeng City had countless white lines made of Spiritual Energy that stayed illuminated.

The City Protection Array was activated!

Though Fufeng City was a mortal city, being one of Da Xia's main cities, it naturally had its defenses, especially since it was located in a remote corner of the Da Xia Territory. It was said that there had been demon beast attacks on the city in previous years.

They had experience handling these situations now.

It wasn't their first time.

However, just as he entered the city, he was immediately pulled into a side alley by a burly man with a mutton-chop beard who was waiting there. Seeing that Chen Qiu and another person had finally entered the city, the scholar sitting cross-legged on the ground breathed a sigh of relief, holding a sword technique with one hand and speaking urgently.

"You've finally entered the city. There's no time to explain, let's leave first!"

"Something major has happened!"

"Someone wants to use all the million living creatures of Fufeng City for a Heavenly sacrifice!"

After finishing, he spoke in a low, urgent voice, as usual, "Knock!"

However...

This time.

The Azure Blade in the scholar's sleeve did not, as usual, transform into a ray of light shooting towards the distance. The blade trembled violently as if sensing something, yet it did not leave the sleeve. The scholar's expression turned ugly, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes; he tried the spell several more times in disbelief.

Although the trembling of the Azure Blade in the sleeve grew more violent, it still did not leave the sleeve.

After numerous attempts.

The scholar finally gave up, and his expression gradually calmed down. After a brief silence, he quietly said, "It's too late to leave now. Before you arrived, I had tried and it was possible to leave. You came into the city a bit late."

"It's a pity that the Sound Transmission Talisman and Divine Sense have already been cut off by the array; otherwise, I could have left the city to find your locations."

"Unable to find your locations, I could only wait for you by the west city gate." Sёarᴄh the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"If only..."

"If only my cultivation were still intact, such a restraint could have been broken with a single sword stroke."