High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 80 - 79: A Thousand Miles of Mist and the Sword-Tempering Fire

Chapter 80: Chapter 79: A Thousand Miles of Mist and the Sword-Tempering Fire

One sword forged, and a blood sacrifice of a hundred thousand!

Those hundred thousand, Chen Kuang originally thought they merely died of starvation. But if they truly died because of this, then the great drought at Dongting Lake thirteen years ago does not seem to have been a natural disaster...

The name of the sword is Eternal Purgatory, which is quite fitting.

Chen Kuang was silent for a while, then asked:

"Is this Sword Lodge a cultivator force?"

"..."

Only at times like this did Shen Xingzhu suddenly realize that the person in front of her was only at the Enlightenment Realm, and had hardly encountered the world of cultivators.

She said indifferently: "The Great Zhou Bailong River’s eight hundred Sword Lodges, are the holy lands of swordsmiths worldwide."

"To mention swords, one cannot avoid the Sword Saint who reached Half-Step Ascension and perished at Void Mountain; second is the Sword Lodge."

"Sword Lodge has been established for sixteen hundred years, once produced three famous swords, Ta’e, Shen Wu, and the sword named simply as the Good Sword."

"As for these three swords now, Ta’e is with the Sword Saint’s corpse, Shen Wu is with the Southern Daoist Monarch of the Mystic God Daoist Sect, and the Good Sword fell into the hands of a beggar three years ago due to a bet."

Chen Kuang’s expression turned strange.

Though the first two swords are prestigious, they’re not anything unusual. But this "Good Sword," with its strange name and strange experiences, is quite interesting.

I wonder who forged this sword...

"From the hands of Sword Lodge disciples, three famous swords have been produced, and one Demon Sword."

"That Demon Sword is this Eternal Purgatory."

Shen Xingzhu didn’t know that the "student" listening opposite was already distracted and continued:

"This Jie Kun was once the most talented disciple of Sword Lodge, and the Sword Lodge had high hopes for him, believing he could forge the fourth famous sword. Unfortunately, he ultimately took the evil path."

"He stubbornly believed that only through blood sacrifice could an unparalleled sword in the world be achieved."

"That Eternal Purgatory is his result."

Upon hearing this, Chen Kuang frowned slightly and asked, "The Demon Sword was sacrificed with a hundred thousand people, yet the cause of death was indeed the great drought at Dongting Lake. What’s the connection between the two? How did he conduct the blood sacrifice?"

Shen Xingzhu paused and said:

"He used the entire Dongting Lake as a quenching pool for forging the sword, which led to the lake’s near drying up."

Chen Kuang was astonished and couldn’t help but take a cold breath.

Dongting Lake, at its widest, truly has thousands of miles of misty waves, broad and boundless!

Such a large lake was taken by Jie Kun as a quenching pool!

Even more terrifying is that Dongting Lake was almost evaporated by him for quenching!

With what materials and at what high temperature was this sword forged?!

Chen Kuang could hardly imagine.

The energy to evaporate thousands of miles of Dongting Lake, enough to make a hydrogen bomb, right? 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

And how strong should this sword itself be?

The thought that this ticking time bomb might be inside Little Garbage Bucket’s body right now made Chen Kuang’s scalp tingle.

Shen Xingzhu continued: "Dongting Lake dried up, the karma of a hundred thousand people lies on that sword and Jie Kun, Eternal Purgatory, resentment fills the sky."

"When people from Sword Lodge arrived, Jie Kun jumped into the Sword Casting Furnace, completing the final step."

"But strangely, the Demon Sword was not retrieved from the Sword Casting Furnace."

"This sword became a mystery of unknown whereabouts."

Chen Kuang rubbed his forehead: "And now, thirteen years later, it reappears in the world."

Due to Xi Mengquan’s antics, he now thinks everything is part of an earlier scheme; the timing of this Demon Sword’s appearance is too coincidental, giving him a bit of PTSD.

But could it be that Xi Mengquan induced Jie Kun to fall into the Demon Dao?

The Nameless Musician in Chen Kuang’s memory, though lazy and rogue, wasn’t bad.

However, while the Nameless Musician is one way, as for Xi Mengquan, that’s unknown...

Shen Xingzhu said: "My master asked me to tell you, since the Demon Sword reappeared in the world, it must not fall into the hands of malicious people. Mystic God Daoist Sect cannot personally engage in the dispute, either destroy or hide it; I am here to aid you."

Chen Kuang raised an eyebrow: "So now the Fairy is ordered to protect me?"

Shen Xingzhu replied indifferently: "Master’s orders are difficult to defy."

Listening to that, she seemed quite unwilling.

It looks like she really wants to make moves during this process...

Chen Kuang silently laughed.

He wisely refrained from asking questions like, "Did the Fairy complain to your master about how to deal with this despicable person who corrupted your Dao Heart"...

Even without asking, it’s obvious that unless forced, Shen Xingzhu definitely wouldn’t reveal this matter.

After all, asking about this kind of thing ruins Shen Xingzhu’s own path.

But since Shen Xingzhu’s master has spoken up, at least until the Demon Sword is dealt with, Shen Xingzhu is no threat.

Chen Kuang put away the Longevity Lock and went with Shen Meinan to Xianyu Nunnery to find Qi Sibai.

Previously, Shen Meinan traveled with Qi Sibai for a month, so they were more familiar and easier to approach.

As for Chu Wen Ruo’s mother and daughter, with Qingcuo around, the problem is not significant.

A Middle Third-Grade Cultivator is not as common as cabbage; throughout Jishao County, there aren’t many cultivators who could threaten Qingcuo.

The Middle Third-Grade Cultivators Chen Kuang has seen so far are perhaps more than most people would see in a lifetime...

As Shen Meinan walked alongside Chen Kuang, she suddenly seriously and solemnly suggested:

"You’re inconvenient walking, hold my hand, it’s a long way to Xianyu Nunnery."

Chen Kuang turned his head in surprise, realizing this girl already knew he was not blind?

But then, he quickly noticed the little scheme hidden in Shen Meinan’s blinking big eyes.

Chen Kuang laughed and said: "Alright then, better hold tight so you don’t lose me."

Shen Meinan nodded forcefully, took Chen Kuang’s hand, and led him through the bustling crowd, all the way to their destination.

Naturally, she wasn’t foolishly relying on walking; she used a more advanced maneuver technique than Qingcuo.

Otherwise, from Chen Mansion to Xianyu Nunnery, walking would take more than just one or two days.

...

"This Xianyu Nunnery is really big, worthy of being a lodge built by cultivators."

Shen Meinan sighed.

The lodge, named "Nunnery," was actually far from simple but rather a huge lakeside garden, serene and elegant.

People constantly came and went, mostly wealthy and noble dignitaries or literary figures.

Cultivators were hardly seen.

Suddenly, a commotion arose.

Chen Kuang looked towards the sound and saw a group of young scholars laughingly enter the Xianyu Nunnery, all dressed in white scholar attire, boys and girls, around sixteen or seventeen years old, spiritedly discussing someone’s poetry and songs.

Among them, surprisingly, was his younger sister Chen Ning, surrounded by several youths like stars around the moon.

But Chen Ning only smiled politely, responding aloofly, while those youths appeared somewhat awed.

The name "Dongting Talented girl" seemed to carry great prestige.

This was the poetry gathering Chen Ning spoke of...

Chen Kuang withdrew his gaze, not intending to participate, and continued straight to seek Qi Sibai with Shen Meinan.

But to their surprise, as soon as they entered Xianyu Nunnery, a host of attendants came to greet them.

The attendant had cultivation but not high, bowed respectfully, seemingly expecting them:

"Are you here to find Immortal Master Qi?"

He looked at Chen Kuang, then at Shen Meinan, confirming: "Mr. Ruogu, Miss Shen, Immortal Master Qi has been expecting you."

Chen Kuang raised an eyebrow, exchanging a glance with Shen Meinan.

This Observatory... truly has something.