Borrowing a sword

Chapter 344 "Zixuan, go find Chu Huaixu"

A brief silence fell over the main hall.

Li Chunsong looked at the object in front of him, his cheeks instantly turning bright red, and his breathing became rapid.

A necromancer was floating above Chu Huaixu's palm.

Inside this translucent elixir, there were four wisps of blood-red substance, motionless, as if they were dead.

"Is this... the Emperor's divine will?" Li Chunsong asked in a hoarse voice.

“Exactly,” Chu Huaixu replied.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Chunsong burst into loud laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

"Won?"

"I win again!"

"How can you say this doesn't count as gaining divine sense!"

"They truly have never been defeated!"

"I really miss the days when I always lost at gambling, I miss that feeling! Haha! Hahahaha!"

Inside the main hall of the Taoist sect, the gambling addict showed no respect for an elder and kept strutting around!

The others simply ignored it.

Because their attention was all focused on those four strands of the Emperor's divine thoughts.

"This is... capturing the Emperor's divine sense!?"

Xiang Yan and the others were shocked!

In their view, it was already a miracle that Chu Huaixu was able to escape being possessed and emerge from the Imperial Pool unharmed.

But who would have thought that he, a mere third-realm cultivator, would have the means to capture the Emperor's divine sense?

"Is this...dead?" Zhao Shuqi pointed to the divine sense within the Chongdan.

He had already opened his eyes, his dark golden pupils staring at the evil pill, yet he couldn't see through it!

Even someone like him who cultivates pupil techniques can't tell what's inside!
This elixir is extremely strange; it's as if it can even swallow your gaze, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Zhao Shuqi felt that this thing was truly sinister!
He was always proud of his pupil technique and had never encountered such a situation before.

Chu Huaixu listened to his words, unsure how to respond.

"Well, I'm not sure either," he said honestly.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these four strands of divine consciousness are completely sealed within the elixir.

But who knows if it still retains its activity?
Xiang Yan stared at it for a while, then asked, "Huai Xu, this pill of yours must have been made using evil energy, right?"

"Mm." Chu Huaixu nodded.

“I know you have many secrets, so I won’t ask how you refined it,” the sect leader said.

"I only ask you this: you came to me asking for the Sacred Water in order to extract the Emperor's divine sense?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu immediately denied it.

"Not so." He pointed to the divine thoughts within the Demon Pill and said, "If I use the Holy Water to melt the Demon Pill, I will immediately destroy these four strands of divine thoughts as soon as they emerge!"

"In that case, there's no need to destroy a Demon Pill yourself; just sealing it away like this will suffice."

Xiang Yan and the others exchanged glances and agreed that this made sense.

At this moment, Chu Yinyin couldn't help but answer first.

"I understand! I understand!" The old woman was practically jumping out of her chair.

"You want to retrieve something from the other elixir!" Chu Yinyin shouted.

She had witnessed the battle between Chu Huaixu and the Ancestral Emperor and knew that Chu Huaixu had another Chongdan, which he used to absorb a large amount of the Moon Kingdom's fortune.

In addition, this elixir also contains a complete spiritual root!
—The Four Symbols Spiritual Roots!
"Second Master is indeed exceptionally quick-witted!" Chu Huaixu began to flatter him again.

Chu Yinyin immediately grinned, her smile as wide as a character from an anime, her mouth stretching almost to her ears.

The dead fox immediately took out the second magic pill.

The contents of this translucent elixir were quite messy.

It also possesses the Four Symbols Spiritual Roots, a large amount of Moon Kingdom fortune, and other powers within Ye Kongxuan's body.

Xiang Yan and the others immediately stood up and surrounded the pill, examining it closely and marveling at it.

"With so much of the Moon Kingdom's fortune, we can certainly find a way to get it out."

Even if we can't absorb it, we can find a way to store it. Who knows, it might come in handy someday!

"This Four Symbols Spiritual Root does have some research value, but under normal circumstances, once it leaves the body, it will vanish into thin air after three days, losing all its mysteries. I didn't expect this Evil Pill to be able to preserve it for so long?"

Everyone chimed in, and the discussion was quite lively.

Finally, the sect leader couldn't help but cough lightly and shout, "Everyone! Everyone!"

He raised his hand and pressed it down in the air to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Let's hear what Huai Xu has to say first."

Seeing everyone's attention focused on him, Chu Huaixu first asked, "Is there a way to store luck?"

Nangong Yue smiled and nodded, saying, "Some special magical treasures are fine. Otherwise, why do you think the Zhenguo Sword contains so much luck? It's because it was integrated into it through some special means."

"However, they are of little use within the territory of the Mirror Kingdom."

"and"

Nangong Yue glanced at Chu Huaixu, but ultimately hesitated to speak.

The high-ranking members of the Taoist sect actually knew the truth but kept it to themselves.

How could the people of Jing Kingdom possibly have access to the fortune of Yue Kingdom?
On the arena, Chu Huaixu held the Zhenguo Sword and relied on it to unleash the power of destiny, which was barely acceptable.

But what if he could use it himself?

However, no one bothered to delve into his background, and everyone tacitly pretended to be oblivious.

All we need to know is that he is now a member of our Taoist sect, and that's enough!

He is the true successor of my Junzi Guan, our disciple, the second patriarch of Taoism, and the savior on whom everyone places high hopes!

That is enough!
Chu Huaixu understood this in his heart and was grateful for it.

He believed he would live up to this trust and care.

Therefore, he spoke up at this moment: "If fortune can really be stored, that would be a good thing."

"As for the Four Symbols Spiritual Root, Grandmaster, all the masters, are you aware that Ye Kongxuan's storage ring contains a technique called—[External Avatar]!"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

After Chu Huaixu reminded them, they naturally remembered.

"Moreover, Ye Kongxuan's storage ring contains almost all the materials needed to refine his external avatar; he's only lacking a few materials now," the dead fox continued.

"Back in the Origin Spirit Realm, he actually had his eye on my physical body, just like the Ancestral Emperor. He even boasted that he would take me back and refine me into a puppet."

Chu Huaixu himself never expected that after traveling through time for so long, looking back, all he found were old men who wanted to take his body!

These old men, each one of them lusts after his body!
It’s totally unreasonable!

The old monks of the Xuanhuang Realm are craving it, and so are the old monks of the Kunlun Cave Heaven.

Those who can possess another body think about possessing that body, and those who cannot possess another body think about refining it into an external avatar.

Moreover, once they learn that he is a mid-grade spiritual embryo, they all express the same disdain.

Chu Huaixu felt infuriated just thinking about it.

Therefore, he tentatively asked, "So, what I'm thinking about is the possibility, I mean, is it possible that we can also create an external avatar? A cultivator's clone!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yue's eyes lit up slightly, and she asked, "You mean using Ye Kongxuan's corpse?"

“Yes!” Chu Huaixu nodded.

"His body can be considered as an alternative."

"I'll be going into the Origin Spirit Realm again soon, and I'll try to bring one back with me," Chu Huaixu said.

Jiang Zhi spoke up at this point, after all, the Origin Spirit Realm was his lifelong obsession, like a reliably triggered switch:
"It's excellent that you have such confidence and ambition!"

His attitude is completely different from before.

In the past, people would always ask, "Can you handle this responsibility?"

Now they truly regard Chu Huaixu as their precious grand-disciple.

But in a sense, human interaction is indeed a process of mutual taming.

However, the key question is who is taming whom.

Xiang Yan pondered for a moment, glanced at Chu Huaixu, then looked around at everyone and asked, "Does everyone think it's really feasible? I mean, refining an external avatar."

Nangong Yue was most interested in this kind of thing; to put it bluntly, she was essentially using human corpses as magical artifacts.

She had previously thought Chu Huaixu was like a peerless sword, and was extremely interested in his body!
Therefore, she replied immediately: "Sect Leader, I think it's worth a try."

"However, the materials are not complete at the moment, and these materials are only available in Kunlun Grotto-heaven. Our Xuanhuang Realm cannot produce them."

Chu Huaixu nodded slightly: "We can only try our luck and see if the other side will give us a big surprise in the second level of the Origin Spirit Realm!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt that this kid had a great attitude and a very confident tone. They couldn't sense any pressure from him and he seemed to think he had the other side completely under control.

Xiang Yan raised his hand and said, "Hey! We can't pin our hopes on such a coincidence."

“Huai Xu, you should know that although the Origin Spirit Realm has been a major problem that has plagued the Xuanhuang Realm for hundreds of years, we have also won quite a few times.”

"Therefore, the four major sects and the Yue Kingdom royal family actually seized quite a few cultivators' storage rings."

"Although our Daoist sect doesn't have the missing materials, the other three major sects and the Yue Kingdom royal family might have them."

Upon hearing this, Chu Huaixu's eyes lit up.

"How could I have forgotten about that!" he exclaimed, slapping his thigh.

On Xiang Yan's extremely ugly, hard-boiled face, a very calm smile appeared.

They then discussed the matter further in the main hall.

The final result was that Chu Huaixu was allowed to bring out as many cultivator corpses as possible.

After all, Ye Kongxuan's physical body had truly been ravaged beyond recognition by the Demonic Pill.
"Of course, your own safety is the top priority; everything else is secondary," Xiang Yan said, forcing out what he thought was an incredibly gentle voice in his extremely unpleasant tone.

Chu Huaixu nodded slightly upon hearing this. The journey to the Moon Kingdom was fraught with peril.

"Going back to my Taoist sect is still the most comfortable," he thought to himself.

Several days were moved forward.

These past few days, Chu Huaixu has been receiving hero-level treatment whenever he goes to the inner or outer sect.

The outer and inner disciples alike held him in extremely high esteem.

There was no other way; winning the title of the leader of Xuanhuang would bring honor to the Daoist sect!

Killing Prince Rui and avenging the respected Steward Niu would be even more satisfying!

No matter how angry the Yue people were, his actions were incredibly satisfying for the Daoist disciples!
Before the preliminary rounds, Qin Xuanxiao's actions were an insult to the Daoist sect.

When this news reached the Taoist sect, the disciples were furious!
But everyone's original idea was just to hope that Chu Huaixu could teach this prince a lesson on the arena.

No one expected it would be a duel to the death!
"That felt so good! So satisfying!"

"Kill the crown prince in the capital of the Moon Kingdom!"

"Chu Zhenchuan is truly the number one among our generation!"

Even the phrase "It not only distinguishes superiority from inferiority, but also determines life and death" has begun to circulate in the Xuanhuang Realm.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will likely become a standard phrase in deathmatch pacts.

In the future, anyone who wants to fight to the death will probably use this phrase!
I have to say, it's really imposing!
Chu Huaixu hadn't expected this either.

"I can't believe I'm being a plagiarist one day?" He was somewhat helpless.

In the distant Moon Kingdom, however, the situation was quite different.

This young man, who was only at the third realm, stirred up quite a storm during his two-month trip to the capital!

He caused a huge uproar and brought about far too many changes!

At Ming Xuanji's instruction, Lin Zixuan moved into the monastery.

She was originally an adopted daughter of the Prince Rui's mansion and was being groomed to be the future heir's wife.

To be precise, she is actually somewhat similar in nature to Lin Qingci.

She was also chosen by the Ancestral Emperor.

What they valued was her unique physique and talent.

The so-called god-level support is not something anyone can become.

Since Qin Xuanxiao is the "vessel," how could his chosen heir consort not have been approved by the ancestral emperor?

Therefore, Lin Zixuan appears to be Qin Xuanxiao's future woman.

But in reality, she was also that old geezer's plaything!
In fact, Ming Xuanji only accepted this disciple under the orders of the Ancestral Emperor and the Moon Emperor.

Judging from the old blind man's personality, he wanted to remain single for life, without a Daoist partner or descendants.

Such a person who pries into the secrets of heaven will only bring disaster upon himself.

Most of these people believe in fate.

Ming Xuanji always felt that if someone like him had children, it would harm the fortune of his descendants!

But after he actually accepted Lin Zixuan as his disciple, the old national teacher cherished this only disciple very much.

The girl was bewildered, and somewhat naive.

But the more this is the case, the more people like him tend to like it.

Now that the container is broken and the Ancestral Emperor has fallen into a deep sleep, Ming Xuanji no longer wants her to stay in the Prince Rui's mansion.

After settling into the monastery, Lin Zixuan has been feeling a bit down these past few days.

She suffered a backlash in the martial arts arena that day and fainted.

Upon waking up, he immediately learned of Qin Xuanxiao's murder.

That night, the girl wanted to hide under the covers and cry her heart out.

—Who knew she'd fallen asleep!
Unfortunately, she hasn't recovered yet and is still very weak.

But no matter what, Lin Zixuan was still heartbroken.

She truly regarded Qin Xuanxiao as her older brother.

Although their romantic feelings for each other had not yet intensified due to certain experiences, how could they not have any feelings for each other after growing up together?
However, to her own surprise, she felt more confused than anything else.

Feeling confused, yet also a little excited?

As mentioned before, the girl has always been quite lazy.

Because in Lin Zixuan's view, her life had already been completely arranged.

She can only follow the predetermined path, and must follow this path.

But who knew that Chu Huaixu would suddenly appear out of nowhere!

He single-handedly cut the road apart with his sword!
"My brother, the Crown Prince, is dead. Whom should I marry now, and whom should I serve?"

"Whom should I help with the cultivation techniques and spells I've specifically practiced?"

For the first time, her life, which was supposed to be governed by strict rules, began to deviate from its expected course.

Moreover, it's such a huge deviation!

Everything, all of it, was because of that young man in the black and gold robe!
Did the girl hate Qin Xuanxiao after he killed her?

It seems so.

But would you say he hated her to the bone?

It doesn't seem that bad.

In recent days, all Lin Zixuan knew was that her master had gone mad again, repeatedly resorting to divination in an attempt to peek into the secrets of heaven.

"I guess it's because of Chu Huaixu, right?" Lin Zixuan thought to herself.

As Ming Xuanji's only disciple, she also knew that her master had to pay a price every time he performed divination.

But she never tried to persuade him otherwise.

Because the girl knew where her master's heart lay!

"It seems like nothing to pay a price for the things you yearn for so long while you're alive."

"After all, so many people are alive, and often they have to pay a price for things they don't like."

There are also many poor people in the capital.

Lin Zixuan knew that these people were just trying to have food to eat, and for a little money, they had to pay a heavy price, such as their health.

Outside, a girl held an apple in both hands and ate it in small bites.

Her mood remained complicated and depressed.

As a result, although the amount of food consumed did not decrease, the speed at which they ate slowed down!

After a while, she suddenly heard a burst of laughter coming from inside the house.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"I understand! I understand!"

"Chu Huaixu, I never expected this! I never expected that you would accomplish such a thing on the second level of the Origin Spirit Realm!"

"Hahahaha! Is this the variable? Is this the variable?!"

Ming Xuanji went completely mad.

His hair was disheveled, and his expression even looked somewhat ferocious.

At this moment, he looked even older and thinner than during the East-West Continent Grand Competition.

"With the lifespan I have left, I will not live to see the end."

"But I never expected that Chu Huaixu could achieve such a feat within the Origin Spirit Realm?"

"Perhaps he really can bring about a better ending?"

"What a pity, what a pity."

His face began to show a manic expression again.

"I really want to see it! I really want to see it!"

He only regretted that his life wasn't long enough!

Moreover, Chu Huaixu's life seemed shrouded in a thick fog.

He could only predict some things that were about to happen.

If one's ambitions are even greater, one will only suffer a severe backlash!

At this thought, Ming Xuanji suddenly remembered something.

He pushed open the door and rushed outside.

"Master!" Lin Zixuan swallowed the apple in her mouth with force, a little dazed.

"Zixuan! Zixuan!"

The white-haired, blind old man grabbed his apprentice's wrist with a firm grip that made the girl feel a slight pain.

"Master, what's wrong? What's wrong?" The girl asked, a little flustered.

However, Ming Xuanji's next words stunned her completely.

"Go and find Chu Huaixu! Zixuan, go and find Chu Huaixu!"

“Yes! You will follow him from now on! Yes, yes, yes! Follow him!” the old national advisor shouted.

The apples in Lin Zixuan's hand fell to the ground:

"what?"

Several days later, at the Taoist Gentleman's Temple.

Chu Huaixu had just sat down on the futon, intending to enter meditation, when he heard Nangong Yue's voice coming from outside.

"Huai Xu, come out here for a moment, someone is looking for you."

He immediately got up and opened the door.

Beside Nangong Yue stood a petite yet breathtakingly beautiful young woman.

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