Zhu Tian: Becoming a Sword Master from Martial Arts

Chapter 224

Deep in the Demonic Realm, the atmosphere here is much more depressing than outside. Even the sky is a darker color. From time to time, violent roars of beasts can be heard all around, echoing in this vast wilderness.

"Huh! Huh!"

Suddenly, two rays of rainbow light, one blue and one white, flew by quickly, bringing a hint of vitality to this world. As the two rays of rainbow light flew by, the roars of beasts that had been heard from time to time suddenly became quiet, as if there was a great unknown terror.

These two people are Ling Qingzhu who was standing on the ancient blue sky lotus, and Lin Xuan who was pulled over.

On that day, after paying the price of severe injuries and completely wiping out and refining the alien demon general, Lin Xuan originally planned to separate from the Dao Sect team, find a place to heal his wounds first, and then leave the alien demon domain by himself.

However, when Lin Xuan was healing himself, Ling Qingzhu did not leave. Instead, she asked Ying Xiaoxiao to help take the disciples of Taiqing Palace away, and then stayed, saying that she wanted to protect Lin Xuan. Finally, Lin Xuan was dragged here together.

"The place we are heading to this time is called Taiqing Immortal Pond. It is a very secret place. With your strength and deterrence as a swordsman, you don't have to worry about other adventurers coveting it."

Ling Qingzhu spoke softly, her ethereal voice lacking some of the coldness, but instead carrying a somewhat teasing tone. Her cold eyes even stared at Lin Xuan with a hint of smile.

The title of Sword Saint was truly earned by killing people with a sword. Not to mention the external enemies, even Lin Xuan's own strength was an absolute deterrent to the strong men in the entire Dongxuan Territory.

This is the value of being the strongest person in Dongxuan Territory.

"However, although we don't have to worry about other adventurers, there is a problem. The Taiqing Immortal Pond only appears once every month. I calculated the time and it's just the right time to get there, but we can't delay."

The Taiqing Fairy Pool was originally prepared by the Taiqing Palace for Ling Qingzhu. In the early years, Ling Qingzhu suffered some hidden injuries during her own practice. Before, she had suffered losses repeatedly when fighting with Lin Xuan several times because of these hidden injuries.

However, later on, with the deepening of her practice of the Supreme Sensing Art, coupled with the power of the Ice Ancestral Talisman, the hidden injuries in Ling Qingzhu's body have now healed, so naturally, it is no longer needed.

Now, Lin Xuan happened to be seriously injured due to the battle with the demon general, so Ling Qingzhu brought Lin Xuan here.

After all, Lin Xuan's existence is extremely important to their entire Dongxuan Region. As long as Lin Xuan is there, they can intimidate the demons and have tremendous cohesion, which is something no one else has, unless Senior Sister Huanhuan reveals her identity, but that is obviously impossible and not the best solution.

Therefore, it is extremely important to heal Lin Xuan's injuries as soon as possible, and even to heal the hidden injuries left by the previous battles, in order to make a contribution to the Tianxuan Continent.

Of course, as to whether this thought is the truest thought in Ling Qingzhu's heart or just to comfort herself, I'm afraid only Ling Qingzhu herself knows it.

Thanks to Lin Xuan's deterrence, the two arrived at their destination in just half a day.

"It's just ahead."

Ling Qingzhu pointed to a mountain range in front of them and spoke softly. Lin Xuan nodded when he heard it. This place is not only remote, but there are also many magical beasts with outstanding auras. In this strange demon realm, it is also considered a dangerous place and few people come here.

Of course, such dangerous places are often more likely to attract people, and those who come are generally adventurers with considerable strength. But for Lin Xuan, this is nothing special.

Although Lin Xuan and Ling Qingzhu were not afraid of the demonized monsters here with their strength, there was no need to cause trouble for themselves. Therefore, the two of them moved cautiously in the mountains. Not long after, the darkness ahead suddenly became bright.

The next moment, a valley appeared in front of the two of them. In the valley, Lin Xuan could clearly feel an extremely powerful and pure energy fluctuation.

Standing on the cliff of the valley, Lin Xuan looked into the depths of the valley and saw a small pool of water flashing with colorful light. It looked magnificent in this dim area.

"That's the Taiqing Immortal Pond."

Ling Qingzhu looked at the colorful pool and couldn't help but smile. Her eyes even froze for a moment as she was shocked by the stunning beauty.

Lin Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing this. In an environment like the Demonic Realm, being able to have such pure energy could indeed be called a fairy pool.

However, the next moment, Lin Xuan's brows slightly frowned, because he sensed something else in the depths of the pool. As for the demon beast guarding in front of the Taiqing Immortal Pool, Lin Xuan did not take it seriously.

"It is said that this Taiqing Immortal Pond is the place where a top-notch strongman in ancient times passed away. His bones merged with this land. The energy in the bones isolated the erosion of the demonic energy in the alien demon domain, thus forming this Taiqing Immortal Pond."

Ling Qingzhu thought that Lin Xuan was just curious that a place like the Demonic Realm could actually have a spiritual pond like the Taiqing Immortal Pond, so she immediately explained.

Lin Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, without explaining anything. In fact, he was not very clear about the origin of the Taiqing Immortal Pool. However, after Ling Qingzhu's explanation, Lin Xuan could roughly guess what that thing under the pool was.

As I said before, cultivation is not just about gaining strength, but an all-round improvement, or it can be said to be - evolution!
The stronger the practitioner, not only will his strength be improved, but his body, soul, mind, etc. will also be improved.

It can be said that powerful practitioners are fundamentally different from ordinary people. Their bodies are stronger because they contain more enormous energy, and their souls are also more resilient, which means that it is more difficult for them to die.

Therefore, often, in the place where such a powerful cultivator passed away, there would be their original residual soul or residual spirit. The one under the pool should be the residual soul of that ancient strongman, and it should be affected by the strange demonic energy in the strange demonic domain, becoming more aggressive. After all, the residual soul is incomplete and easily eroded by the evil spirit between heaven and earth. Of course, some top strongmen, even if they are residual souls, are very powerful and cannot be affected by ordinary evil spirits, but the strange demonic energy is not ordinary. Unless there is a divine object guarding the residual soul, otherwise, it will be extremely easy to be eroded over time.

"Leave the guy below to me."

Ling Qingzhu turned her gaze to the front of the Taiqing Immortal Pond. On the black ground, there was a huge black monster snake coiled. Its jet-black scales almost blended into the earth. However, the cold light reflected by the six snake eyes on its three snake heads destroyed the camouflage of its body color, allowing Ling Qingzhu to detect its existence at the first moment.

Although the three-headed demon snake had an extremely violent and strong energy fluctuation, it was just a waste of effort for Ling Qingzhu.

However, compared to the three-headed demon snake in front of him, some opponents are more difficult to deal with.

"You two, after following me for so long, isn't it time for you to show up?"

Lin Xuan spoke suddenly, but did not startle Ling Qingzhu who was standing beside him. In fact, with Ling Qingzhu's strength, she had already noticed it. However, the two people behind them, although not as strong as them and not as fast as them, seemed to be quite familiar with the terrain here. They had been following them from a distance, trying to catch up with them.

After hearing Lin Xuan's words, the faces of the two people who had been following secretly changed suddenly. Obviously, they did not expect that they would be discovered. However, after looking at each other, they gritted their teeth and chose to continue hiding in the dark, betting that the other party was cheating them.

However, the next moment, the two people hiding in the dark felt a sharp sword intent locking onto them, and their faces changed instantly.

The two people actually did not know each other's identities, but they could guess Ling Qingzhu's identity from the green lotus. After all, the ancient blue sky lotus was still very famous.

As for the other person, the two brothers actually had no clues, because Lin Xuan's aura was very restrained. If he hadn't been injured and unable to fully control his aura, both of them would have thought that Ling Qingzhu was the only one who came here.

Of course, it's not that there are no clues at all. In fact, Ling Qingzhu is the biggest clue. The person who can travel with Ling Qingzhu of Taiqing Palace is either Dao Sect's senior sister Ying Xiaoxiao or Dao Sect's sword saint. The probability of other people is not zero, but it is very low.

And now, the moment they saw the man's back, the two brothers were basically certain that the man was the Sword Saint.

Originally, the two brothers were still very scared. After all, that was the famous Sword Saint, the strongest man in the East Xuan Territory, and also the famous evil god and killing god.

But the next moment, they changed their minds and thought, Sword Saint and Ling Qingzhu of Taiqing Palace came to such a corner of Yimo Realm together. Is there any secret in it? Or is there any treasure?
Originally, the two brothers did not dare to follow secretly, but the next moment, they thought of something. They were able to follow the Sword Saint all the way here and for so long. Does that mean that the Sword Saint didn't discover them at all?
This idea seemed to take root in their minds and grew wildly, so they decided to take a gamble. After all, the treasure that could attract the Sword Saint could not be some ordinary thing. They might have a chance to get the thing in secret.

Even if I can't find the right opportunity or get the best treasure, it's good to be able to have a taste of the soup.

However, at this moment, the two of them realized that the Sword Saint had been aware of their presence from the beginning, but either he did not care or for some other reason, he did not drive them away. But at this moment, their existence might have hindered the Sword Saint.

In short, after feeling this fierce sword intent, the two brothers did not dare to hide their bodies any longer and showed up directly.

Two figures landed on another cliff, stared at Lin Xuan with some respect, and saluted with their fists clasped.

"My two brothers have met the Sword Saint."

Both of them were dressed in black robes and looked very similar, but their decent appearance was ruined by their pair of narrow eyes.

However, in front of Lin Xuan, the two men's eyes were very honest. They didn't dare to glance around. When they spoke, their eyes were fixed on the ground under their feet. They didn't even dare to look up at Ling Qingzhu.

Although the woman in front of him was incredibly beautiful, she was the young palace master of Taiqing Palace. She was extremely powerful and was rumored to have reached the level of Shengxuan Realm. The two of them were only cultivators at the half-step Shengxuan Realm. How dare they go looking for trouble with Ling Qingzhu? The treasures in other people's hands were enough for them to drink a pot.

Moreover, it is rumored that Ling Qingzhu has an extraordinary background, and the people she makes friends with are either powerful people of the time or top geniuses, whom they cannot afford to offend.

What's more, it is rumored that Ling Qingzhu has a special relationship with the Sword Saint. Now, the two of them are having a secret meeting. How can they have so many lives to seek their own death?
Therefore, the two of them spoke very carefully, fearing that they would be misunderstood by Lin Xuan. In fact, it was not a misunderstanding. At the beginning, the two of them really had other thoughts in mind. It was just that they were frightened by Lin Xuan's sword intent and they woke up instantly.

Lin Xuan just glanced at them calmly. He neither asked them to leave nor said anything else. But it was this silence that frightened the two brothers so much that they began to tremble all over.

Ling Qingzhu, who was standing aside, glanced at the two of them, and the next moment, he swung the sword in his hand. A sharp sword energy emanated from the sword, revealing a bit of icy air. Then, the three-headed demon snake below was startled by the sword energy.

"Roar!"

The three-headed demon snake roared, and opened its mouth to spit out venom, trying to corrode the sword energy. But the next moment, the sword energy directly broke through the venom and continued to move forward, landing directly on the three heads of the three-headed demon snake. In almost an instant, the three heads fell down.

Such a thundering move directly frightened the two men. After carefully looking up at Lin Xuan's unchanged expression, they clasped their fists and said without hesitation.

"Master Sword Saint, we just sensed some movement, so we wanted to investigate. Since the Sword Saint is here, my two brothers will not disturb you. We will retreat!"

After saying that, the two men didn't even wait for Lin Xuan to speak, and ran away without looking back. They looked as if they were afraid that Lin Xuan would regret it and want to spare their lives. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared.

(End of this chapter)