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Chapter 164 Zongheng Building

At this time, the two had arrived in front of the Zongheng Building. The fiery red morning sun shone on the glazed tiles, like flames.

What is even more shocking is that this nine-story wooden building is shrouded in a huge and chaotic sword intent, and an imposing sword is hung in the octagonal corner of each floor's eaves.

Wang Shenlai explained, "The books in the Zongheng Building cannot be taken outside, otherwise it will trigger the 'New Year's Eve Sword Formation'."

"New Year's Eve? Sword formation?"

"The core that suppresses Zongheng Tower is called the New Year's Eve Sword. It is the same sword that is said to have slain the ancient beast 'Xi'."

"Is there really a New Year's Eve Sword in this world?"

"of course."

Yun Yi was extremely shocked, thinking that he had been observing the sky from the well all along. Some legends were clearly around him, but he was completely unaware of them and even doubted their authenticity.

But the bigger and more powerful Zhujian Villa became, the more Yun Yi became suspicious of what had happened here that caused it to disappear overnight.

From his current perspective, there were seventy-two "auxiliary swords" hanging in the Zongheng Building and a "main sword" standing at the top of the roof.

The "main sword" with a fiery red blade is naturally the New Year's Eve Sword. This sword is so powerful that even if you just look at it from a distance you can feel the golden and fiery energy on it. It seems to have a natural suppressive effect on demons and monsters.

A sword like this could only be wielded by someone at the Hedao realm to unleash its full power.

The seventy-two "auxiliary swords" opened Yun Yi's eyes even more. Although they were only auxiliary in the sword formation, their own grades were all good.

Any sword you pick out is at the level of "Xisheng Sword" or "Jinwu Sword". It can be used in the Return to Void Realm and will not lag behind in the Hedao Realm.

There are so many precious swords in Zongheng Building alone. It has to be said that the Sword-Forging Villa is really a wealthy and powerful place.

Wang Shen saw that Yun Yi seemed to have something to say but was hesitant to speak, so he took the initiative to ask, "Brother Yun, do you have any questions?"

Yun Yi shook his head and said, "I'm just feeling a little emotional. Sword Forging Villa has so many world-class treasures, yet they allow an outsider like me to cultivate here. Compared to other sects in the cultivation world, this approach is truly... a little unbelievable."

"Haha, I have something to say, Brother Yun, don't mind it. After I told the villa about your situation yesterday, the elders immediately sent people to investigate your background."

"You finished the investigation overnight?"

"It's not complete. I only know that you came from afar to treat my wife's illness. Now you are a miracle doctor in Wufeng Mountain. It can be seen that you have a good character."

Yun Yi wondered if the disappearance of the Sword Forging Villa was related to letting the wolf into the house, so he asked, "What if that was just an illusion I put on?"

Wang Shenlai disagreed: "People can lie, but swords can't. Sword Forging Villa makes its living by swords, so its perception of sword intent is naturally extremely keen. If I'm not mistaken, Brother Yun has three sword intents, one blue, one white, and one black."

"You guys figured this out?"

"The elder said that your three sword intentions were extremely clear and not tainted with too much murderous aura, which shows that you have a kind heart."

Yun Yi didn't expect that the reason behind his easy entry into the villa had actually been thoroughly investigated long ago.

But he was not disappointed, he just felt that he had saved himself a lot of trouble.

When Wang Shenlai saw that Yun Yi's doubts had disappeared, he took him into the Zongheng Tower.

Just as he said, as long as the items in the building are not taken out, the terrifying-looking "New Year's Eve Sword Formation" will just be a decoration and will never be activated.

At this moment, many disciples were browsing books within the building, most seeking inspiration or attempting to imitate famous swords, memorizing sword diagrams. Strictly speaking, the atmosphere here was somewhat similar to the second floor of Fu Sheng's Secret Treasure. Those who came here weren't here to cultivate, but to seek knowledge.

Therefore, the building was quiet and no one made any noise. Everyone was concentrating on reading. When they saw Wang Shen coming, they just smiled slightly as a greeting.

Wang Shenlai lowered his voice and said, "The books in the Nine-Storey Building are all of equal quality. Brother Yun is free to read as he pleases."

Yun Yi's attention was drawn to an old man who was busy sorting books. He asked, "Is that the hermit master who has stayed in this building for many years?"

"Indeed, he calls himself the Sword Servant. He only takes care of the collection of books here every day and never interferes with external affairs."

Just as the words fell, a voice suddenly rang out from their ears: "What are you two little guys talking about me behind my back?"

Wang Shenlai sighed and reluctantly took Yun Yi over to pay his respects. "Senior Sword Servant, this is a distinguished guest of the villa. He will come here often to read books during this period."

The sword servant looked gray-haired and unkempt, and if he were told outside that he was a madman, people would believe him.

He didn't stop what he was doing and said, "Let him do as he pleases. Just don't break the rules here."

The sword servant didn't even bother to look at Yun Yi twice. He didn't even take Yun Yi, a mere Divine Transformation Realm, seriously.

Obviously, this was another master in the Hedao realm, so Yun Yi naturally didn't dare to get angry. He whispered a few words with Wang Shenlai, and then the two decided to look for suitable books to collect.

Nangong Zhuozhuo and Ye Nianyi of later generations would never have imagined that Wang Shenlai’s favorite books at this time were actually not much different from storybooks.

It is a wonderful book called "Records of Swordsmen in the Jianghu", which tells the stories of many swordsmen with different personalities. Whenever Wang Shenlai sees something wonderful, he can't help but start painting.

This is the wonder of the Zongheng Tower. If it were any other orthodox sect, the Sutra Tower would definitely contain orthodox skills.

Only here are all the books about swords collected in the world. No matter what they talk about, as long as they are mainly about swords, they will be included here.

Yun Yi was strolling around, feeling dazzled by the vast collection of books. He thought that if he lived here for three to five years, he would not be able to finish reading them all.

He thought he might as well start from the east side of the first floor, so he picked up a small book called "Yunluo Sword".

The book consisted of only a few thin pages, depicting the appearance of a sword and recording its detailed specifications. It was likely that before long, Fang Yuan and Rao Zhi Rou would be recorded in the same way and stored here.

In addition, the book also talks about the "Yunluo Sword Way" that matches the Yunluo Sword.

The Yunluo Sword was created by a female swordsman who was a weaver before she began practicing swordsmanship. She later became a Taoist monk, gained enlightenment through the art of weaving, and founded this school of swordsmanship.

As the saying goes: "How vast is the benevolence of the universe, spreading out in all directions." This Dao embodies the principles of heaven and earth, and its meaning is the vastness of the universe. Although it was created by a woman, its artistic conception is extraordinary and far-reaching.

Even though the book only records a few words, these few words alone are enough for Yun Yi to comprehend for a long time.

Fortunately, what he needs to do now is not to completely comprehend the swordsmanship of his predecessors.

In fact, reaching such a level cannot be achieved just by reading a few sentences.

At least one needs an opportunity like Fuyao Daoguo or Fuhu Daoyun to help people realize the Dao directly.

Therefore, Yun Yi only needed to memorize the key core of the sword, making sure it reached the level of "as if he had seen it with his own eyes". This way, when he returned to Wufeng Mountain, he could analyze the sword energy in Song Xinci's body and unravel it.

(End of this chapter)