Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 410 - 387 Sword Forest

At this moment, Qin Qing carefully examined the surrounding situation.

The bamboo forest was extremely tranquil.

But it was this tranquility that seemed exceedingly eerie.

Under normal circumstances, how could there be a bamboo forest without the sounds of insects and birds?

Yet here, there were none!

When things are abnormal, there must be demons...

Qin Qing’s gaze fell upon a green bamboo beside him.

The bamboo was lush, its segments stretching upwards like jade carvings, and its leaves were similarly a vibrant green that unsettled the heart and soul.

"Swoosh!"

With a wave of his hand, Qin Qing released a sword qi from his palm, shooting towards the green bamboo.

"Crack!"

With a blast, the bamboo shaft burst open.

Then, countless bamboo leaves fell...

And in that instant, all the falling leaves turned into sword qi, flying towards Qin Qing and the others with lethal intent.

"Be careful!"

Qin Qing quickly warned, waving his hand as spiritual power surged forth, condensing into a defensive shield around him.

The others employed various methods as well to block the oncoming sword qi.

Finally, the sword qi dissipated.

"Everything here is fake. The bamboo is fake, and the stones beside it must be fake too," Qin Qing said, sending forth a wave of spiritual power with a swing of his hand.

The stone next to him also exploded, turning into countless sword qi.

"Perhaps this bamboo forest once existed, but now there is only sword qi left."

"The omnipresence of sword qi likewise indicates that a sword array is everywhere..."

Qin Qing took out array flags from his spirit ring.

He began to probe with the array flags.

He could sense that the sword array here was more complex than that of Sword Valley, and merely using sword qi and spiritual power to detect the array was probably not enough to achieve the desired effect.

Fortunately, Liu Hongxue had prepared quite a number of array flags this time.

Liu Huang also probed the potential sword arrays in this space with array flags, just like Qin Qing.

The group proceeded with utmost caution, and after several dangerous encounters, they finally walked out of the bamboo forest, only to be faced with an even larger jungle ahead.

This jungle was filled with towering trees.

The giant trees rose high into the clouds.

Different from the bamboo forest, this place was no longer so quiet.

There were continuous roars of ferocious beasts from afar, and ferocious birds flew across the sky.

"Have we walked out of Sword Forest?" Liu Ling asked.

"No," Qin Qing shook his head, "To be precise, we have just entered the real Sword Forest."

The others all looked towards Qin Qing, just entered the real Sword Forest?

"The previous bamboo forest at best can be considered an entrance. But now, where reality and illusion merge, the sword arrays exist within nature and are more concealed and harder to find! This is where the real danger lies!"

Qin Qing took a deep breath; closing his eyes, he could sense the presence of countless sword qi around him.

And these sword qi were completely different from those in the bamboo forest.

In the bamboo forest, as long as you detected the sword qi, it would leave no trace of concealment.

But here, the sword qi were constantly moving and changing.

Even if you were aware of the sword qi’s presence, it could leave your perception in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, the sword arrays here were much more dangerous and their killing power even more astonishing.

"But there are ferocious beasts and fierce birds here... They live in this place, wouldn’t they be wiped out by the sword qi?" Liu Huang asked with puzzlement.

Qin Qing slightly shook his head and said, "They shouldn’t be. These ferocious beasts have lived here within the Sword Forest generation after generation, year after year; they are naturally attuned to the sword qi and have a keen sense of it.

In other words, they have already reached a harmonious coexistence with the Sword Array and will not easily trigger it..."

Just as Qin Qing’s words fell, suddenly, two fierce birds flew by.

Both of these fierce birds were enveloped by flashes of lightning.

What’s more, within these flashes of lightning, there seemed to be streaks of sword qi that swirled around the two ferocious beasts.

Additionally, in the claws of the two fierce birds, each was grasping a human Martial Cultivator.

"They are disciples of the Blood Slaughter Sect!" Qin Qing’s gaze sharpened as he recognized that the human Martial Artists captured by the two fierce birds were indeed disciples of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

"Well captured. Those scumbags of the Blood Slaughter Sect, it would be best if they all died here!" Liu Ling said hatefully.

"It seems... not only have the beasts here coexisted harmoniously with the Sword Array, but they have also comprehended a considerable amount of Sword Intent, even cultivating Swordsmanship."

Qin Qing could see the presence of sword qi on those two fierce birds.

This indicated that the two fierce birds had grasped part of the true intention of Swordsmanship.

"If we could live here year-round, we too could comprehend many different Sword Intents. For Sword Cultivators, this place is a sacred location for comprehending Swordsmanship!" Cang Yuan said.

Qin Qing nodded his head.

Cang Yuan was right.

Here, sword qi was omnipresent, and it contained various Sword Intents.

If one could cultivate and comprehend Swordsmanship in such a place, it would indeed be an incredibly precious opportunity for Sword Cultivators. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

And the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth here was also quite abundant!

Far surpassing the outside, even the Scholarly Holy Land could not compare to this place in terms of the richness of Spiritual Energy.

Of course, cultivating here also carried great risks, and a slight carelessness could result in being slain by the sword qi.

"Qin Qing, my father told me that the biggest opportunity within the Sword Forest is the Sword Fruit. Finding the Sword Fruit would also be a tremendous gain!" Liu Hongxue said.

Qin Qing nodded.

He had heard of the Sword Fruit more than once.

"Now let’s go look for the Sword Fruit."

Qin Qing said. He had not only heard about the Sword Fruit but also that to enter the Sword Cleansing Celestial Pond, one must first find the Sword Fruit.

Only by possessing the Sword Fruit would one have the chance to enter the Sword Cleansing Celestial Pond.

So, there was only one goal now, to search for the Sword Fruit!

Qin Qing and his companions began to search carefully in this mountain forest...

"The high condensation of Sword Intent, combined with abundant Spiritual Energy, the two together can result in a Sword Dao Tree, and the Sword Fruit grows upon the Sword Dao Tree..."

"So, to find the Sword Fruit, one must seek out a place suitable for the growth of the Sword Dao Tree."

Qin Qing pondered in his mind, continually seeking out places with even more abundant Spiritual Energy.

Then he moved towards areas where the Spiritual Energy was more plentiful.

As for the Sword Arrays.

Typically, the denser the sword qi, the more likely a Sword Array was present.

And Sword Arrays might also exist due to the gathering of Spiritual Energy.

After all, these Sword Arrays were natural, not placed here by someone.

Since the powerful sword qi was omnipresent and, coupled with the Spiritual Energy and the laws of heaven and earth, naturally formed Sword Arrays.

The formation and operation of a Sword Array required Spiritual Energy.

This meant that the richer the Spiritual Energy in a place, the higher the likelihood of the presence of a Sword Array.

Qin Qing, relying on his strong perception ability of Spiritual Energy, quickly found a dense forest.

And within this dense forest, he finally discovered a tree that stood out from the rest—the Sword Dao Tree!