Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 36: Retrieving the Sword

Zhou Feng, locked in the cell next to them, was much worse off than Xiao Liu.

Not only were there Lute Hooks, rib locks, and Bone-piercing Nails, but there was also a full set of three linked torture methods for Qi Refiners by the Demon Palace. His hand tendons and foot tendons were severed, his kneecaps gouged out, his spine shattered, and twelve golden nails were driven into his lung ribs, pinning his whole body into a small iron coffin-sized cage like a dog in a cage. A talisman was stuck on his forehead, making it impossible to refine even a breath of Qi, with no way to fly out even if he had wings.

Xiao Liu did not speak for a moment, not even a breath could be heard.

Tie Dan said,

"Senior Brother is still hanging on by a breath, but I don't know what curse the Demon Palace put on him, he's fainted.

He's so injured like this, I dare not move him rashly. Let me rescue you first."

Xiao Liu said in a deep voice,

"Let me down, I'll take a look."

It's okay to look, maybe it'll be the last time.

Thus, Tie Dan helped Xiao Liu over to Zhou Feng's side, carefully studying the talisman from across the iron cage.

"He won't die; it's the Sealing Palace Soul Locking Talisman, and his Qi Sea is intact. Although his skills are wasted, he can still cultivate the Sacrificial Sword..."

Then Xiao Liu looked at Tie Dan,

"They want to keep him alive to retrieve the sword."

"Retrieve the sword?"

Tie Dan thought for a moment before understanding, what other sword could it be but the sword in the belly.

Xiao Liu nodded, speaking softly,

"When Senior Brother taught me the Sword Control Technique, he said our Sword Sect originally defected from the Demon Palace.

It seems that they haven't forgotten the skill to retrieve swords."

This was the first time Tie Dan heard about it, but thinking about it, it made sense. Although the two sides are now at daggers drawn, always speaking of demons, when traced back truly, the Taiji Realm originally had the Immortal Venerable opening the Dao, with the Immortal Palace establishing dominance, then came the prosperity of the Human Clan, so no matter what path or lineage, they could all be traced back to the Ancient Immortal Palace.

However, what outsiders saw as precious, the Demon Palace did not cherish at all, fighting and struggling until finally abolishing all paths and solely honoring tyranny, completely severing their own heritage.

Xiao Liu looked at Senior Brother Zhou and said softly,

"Senior Brother told me that when we were in the Demon Palace, we were reared as Sword Attendants, executioners.

From the beginning, we were tools used by the Ziwei Palace to hide swords, to sharpen them, to kill. We were swords used by the clan to intimidate the Gate Valve.

When needed, they used us to kill; when not, they used us to nurture swords. When the sword was ready, those princely heirs would open us up, retrieve our swords, wrap them with rhinoceros skin, hang them with gold and jade, decorate them with blossoms, and call them Sword Monarchs, naming them gentlemen's artifacts.

As for us, the scabbards broken open, swords retrieved, and bodies destroyed, naturally became useless, discarded like worn-out shoes, the unusable ones expelled from the palace gates, left roadside to die...

Eventually, everyone defected to the Mystic Sect."

Xiao Liu turned his head, looking over coldly.

"Tie Dan, has your sword been forged?"

"Then I'll be the bait, and we'll kill them all."

Tie Dan nodded,

"Alright. Kill them all."

"Concubine Zhao! The Princely Heir summons you to serve him! And where's our meal? Why hasn't it been delivered? I'm starving... Concubine Zhao? Are you here?"

The Mage called twice, descended to the dungeon, glanced inside the cage, and hurriedly stopped.

Ha! Goodness! These salty ones don't seem picky, be it young or old! They're really getting at it! Isn't this concubine too bold though...

"Ahem! Concubine Zhao! The Princely Heir calls for your service!"

Yet, to the Mage's surprise, even after his "ahem!", the inside of the cage was still noisy, with the constant sound of a little boy's struggles and whimperings.

Hmm, people say thirty is like a wolf, forty like a tiger, fifty can suck dirt from the ground, that's certainly not wrong. But calculating closely, this Concubine Zhao seems to have been maintained in the Prince Mansion for 120 years, indeed reaching the age of doing as one wishes without overstepping boundaries.

But she was born so beautiful, naturally had capital to act as she wished and be forgiven. Besides, she played a good lute, could sing and dance the Huxuan Dance, passed through the hands of three or four relations, served two generations of Vassal Kings as well. She was even the court favorite, making the Princely Heir reluctant to part with her, and security guards like them couldn't afford to offend her.

Pillow talk, flaying bones and scraping souls, murdering without leaving blood.

So naturally the Mage dared not offend her, having to coax her,

"Concubine Zhao, don't delay too long, the Princely Heir summoned you, you know his temper is unpredictable, wait too long and he might throw a fit..."

Then a rustling sound, the Mage looked up, seeing a woman's hand extending from the cage, artfully curling a finger towards him.

"Ah? Ah this... this doesn't seem right..."

Then "Bang!" A leg fiercely kicked the cage, and even a three-inch golden lotus popped out through the iron bars.

The Mage was startled, but witnessing the scene, couldn't help swallowing.

Look, everyone saw it! She motioned me over!

"Concubine... Concubine Zhao..."

So, like a dog, the Mage crawled over, cradling the ankle.

But before he could open his mouth to enjoy a moment of thrill, lifting his eyes he saw a flash of cold light, and a sword light pierced out from the cage, running through his eye and skull, impaling his head completely.

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"Phew..."

Xiao Liu wiped off some sweat, tossed the hand aside,

"Scared me to death! Her leg is as thick as a pig's, couldn't even carry it!"

Tie Dan made his way out of the cage, added another sword to the Mage's skull, and stirred, lest the Mage's head revived.

"Quick, help. Strip the clothes, prop them up."

"Prop them up? Can't we just throw them on her?"

"The dead lie in a heap and can't move, those vigilant might sense something amiss.

Prop the two up, pose them like wheelbarrow horse riding, you hide at the side to support, then push a little."

Xiao Liu, "Hiss... Dan'er, you're pretty savvy..."

Tie Dan showed no expression,

"There's nothing I haven't seen. Up north when raiding, it's always grab and do, unlike you Central Plains people, so hesitant."

So the two did a setup,

And the second Mage coming for dinner was indeed fooled.

"Concubine Zhao! What's taking so long, starving me... oh! Damn! So wild! What decadence!"

Xiao Liu rolled his eyes, pushed his waist, raised the severed arm, and gestured.

The Mage was delighted,

"Coming, coming, coming!"

The Mage rushed into the room, robe not fully off, both hands tied by the Vestment robe, and Tie Dan leapt from a corner, like the White Tiger Leaping Over the Stream, sword light flashing, neatly chopping off the head, then adding two more cuts to chop it into three pieces.

Xiao Liu, "What other pose to set up?"

Tie Dan thought,

"Once can happen, twice can happen, but not thrice. While the other eagle dogs aren't here, show our true colors."

"Alright."

Then rummaging through the bodies for equipment, but unfortunately found nothing.

These three from the Demon Palace were of the Golden Core Realm in the External Elixir Dao, wealthy and influential, had many valuable trinkets, all kept in the Storage Jade. And those storage treasures, to prevent theft, were encrypted with seals, requiring special talismans to unlock.

The senior brothers neither had the energy nor calculation to study it, so they simply decapitated the three, slashed tongues, gouged eyes, opened bellies and hearts, and laid them in a row in front of Senior Brother Zhou, also avenging him in a way.

Then Xiao Liu took the lead, enduring the excruciating pain in his feet, hopping along the wall, hopping out of the dungeon.

Tie Dan crept on the ground, hiding in his shadow, silently crawling outward.

Now trapped, the distance was too close, facing a battle of magic, there was only one chance for a sword, it was either you die or I perish.

Though Tie Dan was sharp-eyed and quick-handed, and theoretically not many people left in the Demon Palace, the situation was still a disadvantage, a mistake would mean no chances left.

So Xiao Liu used himself as the bait, standing in the open to draw attention.

Exposing his back,

Sacrificing his life,

To give Tie Dan a chance to draw his sword.

"Eat shit, princely scion! Come out and die!"