Borrowing a sword

Chapter 79 He's Going to the Mountain Peak! [Third Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets!]

When it comes to "Partridge Sky", Chu Huaixu first thinks of Xin Qiji's poem.

"The storms at the river's edge are not yet fierce; the hardships of life lie elsewhere."

At this moment, the stone steps of Cangling Mountain are incredibly difficult for ordinary people to climb, which is somewhat fitting for the occasion.

In the mountaintop area, the total number of top-grade spiritual artifacts is very small, and swords are even rarer.

For most people, if they can find a mutual attraction with the sword spirit of [Partridge Sky], then it can be considered a satisfying two-way journey.

The sword that should have belonged to Han Shuangjiang was now trembling slightly and faintly emitting a series of sword cries.

—It chose the Chu Huai Preface.

He wasn't surprised at all by this.

After all, every sword he encountered along the way had offered him an olive branch.

However, what is before us is, after all, a top-grade spiritual artifact, which will inevitably stir our emotions even more.

Moreover, it is Han Shuangjiang's natal sword, which will cause Chu Huaixu to have strange emotions.

Rounding it off, it almost looks like he cheated on her?
"A sword made of big ice, I definitely have to touch it." The dead fox thought to himself.

He has already tested the superior-grade spirit sword, so what about the super-grade one?

He took a step to the side, then looked down and examined the sword closely.

The main color of the 【Partridge Sky】 sword, including the scabbard, is silver.

The scabbard is also covered with a large number of openwork patterns, depicting mysterious lines, which tend to resemble cloud patterns.

Right now, he's about half a step away from the sword.

But he could already feel a chill rushing towards him!
Chu Huaixu didn't know what material it was made of, but just its icy coldness made him feel that it was perfectly suited to the large block of ice.

The sword has a tassel hanging from it, and the tassels on the tassel are ice blue, which adds a touch of embellishment and makes it look more elegant.

As he drew closer, [Partridge Sky] became increasingly active.

Accompanied by tremors, and even showing faint signs of being drawn from its sheath?
Chu Huaixu could sense that its fear of the Heart Sword was slightly weaker than that of those high-grade spirit swords.

Or perhaps the word "fear" should actually be used?

This made him fully realize the terrifying power of the [Heart Sword].

“Apart from the sword left by the Dao Ancestor on the mountaintop, the super-grade spiritual artifacts are the highest level of magic weapons.”

"Does that mean the small black sword in my sea of ​​consciousness can suppress all sword spirits?"

But soon, Chu Huaixu shook his head and laughed, realizing that he had oversimplified the situation.

"First of all, these spirit swords have not yet recognized a master and have not yet become the natal sword of a cultivator."

"Once it becomes your natal sword, it will be nourished and its spirit will grow stronger day by day."

"As for the relics of those predecessors, their spirits will only weaken with the passage of time. The formations of Hidden Spirit Mountain merely nurture them, ensuring that they do not dissipate into the world."

"The power of a sword depends on the person who wields it."

With this thought in mind, Chu Huaixu was no longer so smug and arrogant.

Yet, a sense of pride was also gradually rising within him.

"It's okay, I'll get stronger and stronger, won't I?"

Chu Huaixu reached out his hand, his fingertips touching the [Partridge Sky].

The next moment, the superior-grade spirit sword was blasted away, but it didn't fly too far.

He lost control of his body and involuntarily took a step back, barely managing to steady himself by forcefully pushing off with his feet!

"Just as I thought." Chu Huaixu looked up at the sky shrouded in clouds and mist.

He has adjusted his mindset and is not too disappointed.

Guided by the formation, [Partridge Sky] flew back to its original position.

Its trembling became more and more intense, and the sword's cry became louder and louder.

The sword was even drawn about an inch beyond its sheath!

In an instant, a chilling aura swept over us!

The surrounding temperature dropped a few degrees.

It still reveals a desire to recognize the Chu Huai Preface as its master!
However, under the suppression of the [Heart Sword], it seemed that the limit was only about a finger's width of distance after being unsheathed.

Chu Huaixu looked at it and noticed that the blade of the [Partridge Sky] sword was light blue.

This sword is indeed very beautiful.

"I'm truly sorry, it seems we are not destined to be together." He didn't know if the sword could understand him.

"However, if nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely have the opportunity to meet again."

"Your destined one is yet to come."

"Why don't we wait and see?" He smiled at [Partridge Sky].

After saying that, Chu Huaixu turned around and continued climbing upwards without looking back.

Along the way, he encountered several more high-grade spirit swords.

However, no matter how excited they were, Chu Huaixu never stopped moving forward.

He will no longer do things that are meaningless.

"Now that I've transmigrated into the world of 'Borrowing a Sword,' I should at least go to the mountaintop and see the legendary sword!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't we have come all this way for nothing!"

Chu Huaixu looked up at the mist above, his gaze sharpened, and he took a step forward!
There is no turning back from Zangling Mountain.

If you reach the summit, everything you saw along the way will be out of your reach.

But Chu Huaixu still has to go!

He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but as his resolve deepened, the small black sword in his mind seemed to become more spirited.

—Then let's go take a look!

"Let's go and confront it!"

Inside the main hall of Wendao Peak.

The high-ranking members of the Taoist sect also became nervous.

Because they could vaguely guess Chu Huaixu's thoughts from his actions and attitude.

"As expected! He really is going to the mountaintop! To see that sword!" Chu Yinyin exclaimed loudly.

"He is the chosen one! He truly is the chosen one mentioned in the Dao Ancestor's admonition!" Sect Master Xiang Yan couldn't help but exclaim.

"Judging from this, they really have no intention of stopping," Nangong Yue said.

Li Chunsong, the gambling addict, felt his heart leap into his throat. If Chu Huaixu chose a non-sword type spiritual weapon midway, then he would have won!

But if you actually reach the summit, then everything becomes uncertain.

Despite Li Chunsong's boldness in speaking ill of his junior uncle behind his back, he actually had a general idea of ​​what was going on: "Junior Uncle won't act recklessly when it comes to important matters."

There's no reason for him to look for the wrong person down the mountain.

Furthermore, Chu Huaixu awakened the Spirit Embryo Divine Power during the Qi Refining stage, directly pointing to the realm of "Sword Heart Clarity," which further solidified everyone's belief in this point.

"If he doesn't take that sword, then it can only mean that..."

"The Dao Ancestor was wrong!"

Li Chunsong thought this to himself, but he dared not say it aloud.

It's not that the Dao Ancestor is an existence that cannot be questioned, but because a great calamity is about to befall heaven and earth, and the Primordial Spirit Realm is about to rise, everyone regards the Dao Ancestor's words as the hope for saving the world.

If there are any mistakes, the pressure will be even greater!

Inside the main hall, Elder Lu Pan couldn't help but speak up at this moment: "This kid has quite the spirit!"

“Yes, after all, he doesn’t know he’s the chosen one. If he can’t get that sword, it’s like he’s entered a treasure mountain and left empty-handed.” Nangong Yue admired him even more and nodded in deep agreement.

As everyone knows, every generation of Sword Masters of the Sword Sect has come to Mount Cangling to challenge this sword over the past thousand years.

To this day, no one has been able to tame it.

What even the Sword Master couldn't do, a mere cultivator at the First Realm would not even dare to dream of!
But Chu Huaixu thus revealed his ambition.

He's after that sword!
Chu Yinyin, being straightforward, couldn't help but sigh, "Sigh! I think it's a bit of a pity!"

"He has now achieved a state of perfect swordsmanship and possesses such a temperament!"

"Given time, after Shen Man's adjustment, or rather, after the training of Shen Man and me, two peerless sword cultivators."

“He might just be the next one of the Four Great Divine Swords!” Chu Yinyin said.

Everyone automatically ignored part of the statement, but agreed that the rest was correct.

"It is indeed a pity. If he hadn't become a sword attendant, he would most likely have been the next leader of the sword path in our sect." Sect Master Xiang Yan expressed his affirmation.

Kenshin Tomoaki! Such a young Kenshin Tomoaki!

However, if a person is controlled by a sword, how could he still have his current arrogance and integrity?

Even if it is a sword left behind by the Dao Ancestor!

This is similar to how each generation of Sword Masters in the Sword Sect would often come to the mountain to challenge each other in swordsmanship. They might lose, but they would never think that they had no chance of winning!
On Mount Cangling, Chu Huaixu had no idea that a group of powerful figures in the cultivation world were already feeling sorry for him.

He brushed past one precious magical artifact after another, getting closer and closer to the 9999th stone step.

Later, when he looked up and gazed into the distance, he could no longer see the fog.

Because he could reach the summit by walking a short distance.

For some reason, Chu Huaixu always felt that there was a force pulling him in the dark.

Even though they were still quite far apart, he felt as if something was waiting for him on the mountaintop.

This feeling is somewhat similar to when I encountered that jade pendant before.

But it's even more intense!
However, he could also sense that the small black sword in his sea of ​​consciousness seemed to be getting a little restless.

It remained sickly and half-dead.

But Chu Huaixu could feel its restlessness!

"Could this be..." he thought to himself.

"A king must not meet another king!"

Chu Huaixu took a deep breath; now, only ten steps remained to reach the summit.

He stepped onto the stone steps with his right foot.

The next moment, a powerful spiritual pressure swept over him, almost causing him to stumble and kneel on the ground!

The effects of spiritual pressure on the physical body are secondary; the main impact is on the pressure it puts on the sea of ​​consciousness.

Chu Huaixu felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, dizziness, and a sharp pain in his mind, as if it were about to explode.

This level of spiritual pressure is tantamount to a high-level cultivator using their divine sense to invade the consciousness of a low-level cultivator!

However, as he walked along, the spiritual pressure automatically dissipated by the spirits of the artifacts on the entire mountain had no effect on him.

They pose no threat to the [Heart Sword].

Therefore, there is only one answer.

This sudden spiritual pressure came from the sword on the mountain, from the sword left behind by the Dao Ancestor!

Chu Huaixu gritted his teeth and struggled to lift his left foot, then stood firmly on the tenth step from the bottom with both feet.

This unusual situation caused an uproar in the main hall of Wen Dao Peak.

Chu Yinyin, who was the most restless, even stood up.

"What's going on!" she exclaimed in surprise.

“We’ve never seen this phenomenon before when we went up the mountain, including the time when it was enraged!” Chu Yinyin asked her fellow disciples.

Although every time they climbed the mountain, they could feel that sword hanging in the air looking down on them, looking down on everyone equally.

However, spiritual pressure is not intentionally generated.

Even when each generation of Sword Masters went to challenge it, this situation never occurred along the way.

Is it something it usually disdains?
Or is it for some other reason?

Xiang Yan frowned and voiced his guess: "Don't forget, Chu Huaixu is a sword attendant."

"Since one serves the sword, one is controlled by it."

"Perhaps it is trying to tame him."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, but they also accepted this conjecture.

However, something unexpected soon happened on the mountain.

Chu Huaixu, who was being suppressed by spiritual pressure, began to twitch as he forced his face upwards with great difficulty.

He gritted his teeth.

His facial features were distorted.

His face was contorted in a ferocious grimace!
The man in the black robe suddenly let out a roar!
He didn't lower his head, but stared intently ahead, his eyes bloodshot.

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