nyslfriends Chapter 397 You brought all your stuff here? And you even fought with the Ancestor?
Chapter 397 You brought all your stuff here? And you even fought with the Ancestor?
The courtyard fell silent for a moment.
All eyes fell on the pile of jade slips!
At a glance, there were at least twenty or thirty swords, each imbued with varying degrees of sword intent, some as gentle as flowing water, some as fierce as raging fire, and some as solid as a rock.
The jade slip gleamed with a faint spiritual light, which, under the unique light of the world within the bowl, illuminated the entire room.
Eunuch Wei was the first to react.
He slammed the teacup on the table with a clatter, straightened up abruptly, took two steps to the edge of the table, and reached out to grab a jade slip. The moment his divine sense probed into it, his eyes widened in astonishment.
"The Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation... the complete formation diagram, even the method for guiding star power!" Eunuch Wei's voice trembled as he looked up at Chen Fan, his lips shaking. "Eunuch Chen, this... this is the Azure Cloud Sect's most treasured possession! You... you've emptied their Sword Pavilion?"
Chen Fan leisurely sipped the tea that Qingxiazi had just brewed, without even raising his eyelids: "I wouldn't say I emptied it out, I just borrowed some. Anyway, they've closed the mountain now, and these things are just gathering dust, so we might as well use them to practice."
"Borrow it?" In the corner, Qingyizi, who had been trying to remain calm, finally couldn't hold back when she heard this.
He walked forward shakily and also picked up a jade slip.
His divine sense swept over her, and his face turned pale instantly.
"The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Sword Formation... the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Sword Formation... the Seven Killings of the Big Dipper..." The more he looked, the more his hands trembled. Finally, he suddenly looked up, staring intently at Chen Fan. "These... these are all secret techniques of my Qingyun Sect! Only core elders are allowed to practice them! You brought them all back?"
Chen Fan finally looked up, a half-smile on his face: "What, you have a problem with that?"
"I..." Qing Yizi choked on the words, remembering his current identity, his face turning pale and then red, finally settling into a long sigh, "I dare not. It's just... it's just that the Sword Tomb is heavily guarded, with four Foundation Establishment Sword Guards on duty day and night, I thought you wouldn't be able to get in..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the courtyard pricked up their ears.
Chen Fan put down his teacup and said casually, "Oh, you mean those four little kids at the door? We put down a paper effigy to lure two of them away, and the remaining two... their eyesight isn't very good, they didn't see us go in."
Qingyizi: "..."
The image of the four sword guards outside the Hidden Sword Pavilion instantly flashed into his mind!
Those are the sect's carefully cultivated sword elites, each one of them being the best among their peers. You must have bad eyesight.
You're kidding me!
But the facts are clear: the old eunuch not only went in, but also brought out the most core inheritance from the Sword Tomb.
"Then...the Sword Tomb now..." Qingyizi's voice was dry.
Chen Fan thought for a moment and said sincerely, "It's a little messy. But don't worry, when I left, Daoist Qinglian and Yunhaizi had already arrived and they are tidying up."
"boom!"
Qing Yizi felt as if something had exploded in her head.
He staggered back two steps, grabbing the edge of the table to steady himself. His lips trembled, and he tried to say something but couldn't utter a sound. Finally, he could only manage to squeeze out a few words: "You...you fought with the Ancestor?"
Chen Fan nodded: "We exchanged two blows. Daoist Qinglian's cultivation is indeed profound; his reputation as a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage is well-deserved. We almost didn't make it."
A seemingly casual remark struck Qingyizi like a thunderclap.
He sparred with the patriarch... and then left?
For the first time, his eyes were filled with genuine fear as he looked at Chen Fan!
It wasn't fear of strength, but an instinctive tremor at the presence of something beyond our comprehension!
You must know that our ancestor was a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, almost half a step away from becoming a Deity!
The reason why Qingyizi was willing to hand over the key was because he believed that the patriarch could kill the old eunuch!
But who would have thought that this old eunuch not only didn't die, but also ransacked the sword tomb and came back!
While Qingyizi was experiencing inner turmoil, Eunuch Wei had already eagerly begun flipping through the other jade slips. His eyes grew brighter with each reading, and he exclaimed excitedly:
"Good heavens! The Five Elements Demon-Slaying Formation! This formation is specifically designed to counter demonic cultivation techniques. If we had obtained it earlier, we wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble when we were suppressing the Yin Corpse Religion!"
Wu Yuezi also came over, picked up a jade slip that gleamed with a cold light, and gasped after probing it with his divine sense: "The Nine Palaces Sword Locking Diagram... Once this formation is set up, it can lock the enemy's cultivation and trap their consciousness. It's simply an excellent method of cunning... no, of defeating the enemy!"
The Thousand Insect Elder was not skilled in swordsmanship, but he had a deep understanding of insects. He picked up a jade slip containing the "Two Elements Dust Sword Formation," squinted at it for a long time, and clicked his tongue in amazement: "Dust transforms into sword, sword transforms into dust, the real and the unreal give rise to each other, endless... Wonderful! If this formation were combined with my insect formation, wouldn't it be..."
"Old Huang, save your breath!" Zhu Ping snatched the jade slip, chuckling, "Your insect smells terrible, don't taint this pure sword formation. This formation suits me perfectly; my 'Blazing Fire Sword' combined with the Subtle Dust Transformation technique—when it burns, that's truly exhilarating!"
"Bullshit! Your fire sword is crude and useless, it only knows how to use straightforward attacks, it doesn't know anything about illusions or deception!"
"It's better than you, you bedbug!"
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Ling Huanzi quickly intervened to smooth things over: "Fellow Daoists, please don't fight. There are so many jade slips, everyone can have one. Just choose the one that suits you best."
As he spoke, he picked up a jade slip containing the "Flowing Cloud Sword Technique." After only a few glances, his hands trembled with excitement: "This...this is one of the highest sword techniques of the Azure Cloud Sect's outer sect! I want it! Don't try to take it from me!"
Although Zhu Ping disliked fighting, he curiously picked up a jade slip that recorded the "Soft Sword of the Finger." After briefly flipping through it, his eyes lit up with interest: "This sword uses softness to overcome hardness, emphasizing skillful changes in force, which is quite suitable for women to practice... It seems quite good for my swordsmanship too!"
Qingfengzi then grabbed a peerless sword technique left behind by a senior sect member, grinning shrewishly, "Excellent! I was just worried that my moves weren't insidious enough... no, not refined enough! With this orthodox sword formation as a reference, my ultimate sword technique will definitely reach a new level! Specializing in attacking the lower body, a single strike is all it takes to kill!"
Daoist Tianyu picked out several jade slips that recorded various "insidious" sword techniques, such as "scooping the moon from the sea", "the immortal pointing the way" and "raising fire to ignite the sky". He nodded as he read them, and a lewd smile appeared on his otherwise dignified face!
"Excellent! These moves, though their names are questionable, are cleverly designed and timed perfectly. If they can be combined with orthodox sword formations, it would be a perfect combination of the orthodox and the unorthodox, making them impossible to defend against... Fellow Daoist Qingyizi, what do you think?"
Qingyizi was in a daze when he was suddenly called on. He subconsciously exclaimed "Ah!" After hearing the question clearly, he looked at the contents of the jade slips in Tianyu Daoist's hand!
He immediately recalled the horrific scene of being chased and stabbed in the buttocks by these two in the courtyard. His face turned green, and he gritted his teeth, forcing out, "We're all fellow cultivators now, so please stop targeting me!"
"Hahaha!" Qingfengzi burst into laughter upon seeing this, his shrill voice piercing the eardrums. "Old dog, you're scared now? Don't worry, once my family's swordsmanship is fully mastered, I'll stab you even more accurately and faster next time, making your suffering less!"