Borrowing a sword

Chapter 85 Insulting That Sword [Third Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets!]

After hearing the system notification, Chu Huaixu was satisfied.

One of the reasons he climbed Mount Cangling again this time was to see if this passive quest could be triggered repeatedly.

There's nothing we can do about it; this bronze sword is of such high status.

The higher its rank, the greater the probability of triggering the quest again, given its understanding of "Borrowing the Sword"!
"I just wonder if the mission rewards will be reduced?" he thought to himself.

For Chu Huaixu, his greed was not mainly focused on experience points, but on that 1 point of [random special attribute point].

3 experience points is indeed a huge sum of money for someone at the first level.

Compared to random attribute points, it's nothing.

That's why he rushed up the mountain in such a hurry, not even glancing at the magical artifacts along the way.

According to the sect rules, each person can only obtain one magical artifact, and it's not something you can get by going up the mountain once.
With the help of that black bead, he had already gotten a "buy one get one free" deal, and he was content with that.

With the mission accomplished, Chu Huaixu was even more motivated.

As he climbed higher and higher, the shaking of the entire Cangling Mountain became increasingly violent.

Such astonishing power left Han Shuangjiang, who was standing at the foot of the mountain, dumbfounded.

She never imagined that a sword could do such a thing.

However, Chu Huaixu, who was truly oppressed by its spiritual pressure, had a resolute look in his eyes.

"If it could break through the Dao Ancestor's seal, it probably would have done so within the past thousand years!"

"Breaking through the seal here is nothing but a bluff; it only looks impressive!"

A mocking smile appeared on his face: "Or are you just in a fit of impotent rage?"

More and more heavy objects began to roll down the stone steps due to the earthquake.

In some places, the soil has even cracked as a result!
The spiritual artifacts on the mountain are protected by arrays, so they won't fall down the mountain because of this. They will be restored by the arrays after being moved.

However, it wasn't just the sword spirit who felt panicked on the mountain at this moment.

The vast majority of the artifact spirits began to feel fear.

Because they could also faintly sense the terrifying spiritual pressure at the mountaintop!
All the magical artifacts began to tremble.

Even the "Partridge Sky" at the foot of the mountain is the same.

However, as Han Shuang looked down at it, she felt that it seemed somewhat contradictory.
"It seems both afraid of the sword on the mountain and somewhat wanting to help the dead fox?"

The big ice block was completely convinced this time.

She was now certain that if [Partridge Sky] had to choose between the two, it would unhesitatingly throw itself into the arms of that dead fox!
Despite this, the cold-faced girl still turned to look at Li Chunsong, a hint of worry appearing on her face, and asked:

"Sixth Elder, are you sure this won't cause any trouble?"

Li Chunsong shook his head, indicating that there was no need to worry.

But his next words did not offer much comfort.

"If the Dao Ancestor's seal can still hold this sword, then Chu Huaixu should be safe and sound."

"If the seal can no longer contain the sword, then it will be meaningless no matter who helps him."

As of now, no one knows what Chu Huaixu went up the mountain for.

No one could figure out his purpose.

Only Han Shuangjiang could vaguely guess some of it.

Because when Chu Huaixu brushed past her, she saw the burning rage in his eyes!

"He actually felt anger towards that sword?"

"How dare he be angry at that sword?"

Big Ice realized that he had underestimated his courage and boldness.

"what--!"

With a roar, Chu Huaixu stepped onto the last stone step and arrived at the summit of Cangling Mountain.

The wind on the mountaintop was still as noisy as ever.

Since there are only four stone pillars and a huge stone tablet with the words "gentleman" written on it, it cannot block the wind from the surrounding area at all.

Chu Huaixu was in such a sorry state that he bled from all seven orifices once again.

"Even after being promoted one level, it's still not enough," he thought to himself.

At this moment, he wanted to lift his sleeve to wipe the blood off his face, but even this simple action required tremendous effort.

As a result, he ended up wiping his face all over, so he had to wipe it again.

The bronze sword still hovered high above him, looking down at him.

Chu Huaixu now understood why all the successive Sword Masters of the Sword Sect had come to the mountain to ask about swordsmanship.

Moreover, even if someone loses, they will come back after becoming stronger.

"Because it's really annoying!"

The undisguised arrogance and contempt were almost overflowing.

It still wanted Chu Huaixu to submit to it.

Despite the fact that it could only release spiritual pressure to this extent due to the numerous restrictions, it could not directly make it kneel down or even lie prostrate on the ground.

However, seeing his blood flowing from his seven orifices, his disheveled appearance covered in dust, and his overburdened body, the sword felt a sense of satisfaction!
He possesses the same power as that person.

The bronze sword can bring a sense of vengeful pleasure.

Under the weight of spiritual pressure, Chu Huaixu took a deep breath.

He stared intently at the sword, his eyes bloodshot, muttering to himself.

"Are we still going?" he asked Xin Jian.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the small black sword conveyed his will.

A sick sword, yet it charges forward without hesitation!

Chu Huaixu walked forward with difficulty, his fingertips reaching out to touch the floating bronze sword.

The next moment, he was indeed blasted away again.

This time, he was thrown even further and higher, and fell even harder.

"Thump—!" He landed on his back.

Despite this, Chu Huaixu wore a smile, but it looked somewhat awkward due to the distortion of his features. Being thrown further away was certainly not because the bronze sword was stronger.

It's because he and the Heart Sword have become stronger, so the degree of the backlash has increased.

In addition, Chu Huaixu heard the system notification sound again.

"[Ding! Congratulations, you have completed the quest - Sword Spirit's Intimidation.]"

The high-ranking members of the Taoist sect were completely baffled.

The sword attendant mentioned in the Taoist patriarch's admonition doesn't seem to have any intention of serving the sword.
Even more so, his personal will was contrary to this matter!

Sect Master Xiang Yan had already decided that if Chu Huaixu could really take down the sword and fulfill the Dao Ancestor's prophecy on his second trip up the mountain, then even if it didn't conform to the rules of Cangling Mountain, he would still make an exception and agree.

But now it seems they're somewhat incompatible.

Sure enough, the Chu Huai Xu on the mountain struggled to get up.

Since he transmigrated, he has never been as disheveled as he is today.

As for what kind of person he really was, perhaps Xue Hu, who collapsed in the police station on the first day of his transmigration, knew best from his corpse.

Chu Huaixu stared intently at the sword and said:

"Thank you so much, I just broke through to the next level in my cultivation realm."

His voice was hoarse and slightly indistinct.

But these words were naturally displeasing to the bronze sword that wanted to kill him.

The entire Zangling Mountain is still shaking.

"I wonder if you've made any progress since you were sealed on the mountain by the Dao Ancestor for a thousand years?"

Upon hearing this, the entire mountain shook even more violently!
This ant dares to speak so rudely and provoke us like this!

Chu Huaixu stood atop the earthquake-stricken mountain and took a sudden step forward.

The next moment, his skin was still cracking in various places, and a large number of lumps appeared on his body, but the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was rushing towards him like crazy!

His aura was steadily rising!
Despite the increasingly intense pain throughout his body due to the influence of spiritual pressure, his entire black robe was soaked with sweat and blood!
Upon ascending the mountain once more, he broke through another realm!
He entered the first realm, third level, in one step!

Chu Huaixu knew very well that although this sword had not improved at all in the past thousand years, it was still the strongest sword in the world after the passing of the Dao Ancestor.

When it sees him break through the barrier on the spot, it will only feel that this is another new provocation, but an ant is still an ant.

The first realm, second level and third level, are still incredibly weak.

But he still chose to do it.

Because Chu Huaixu knew very well just how much this sword hated the Dao Ancestor!
Then let me show you how the power that originated from the same source as the Dao Ancestor can grow and thrive within my body!

The bronze sword hovered in the air, watching as cracks appeared on Chu Huaixu's body, which then rapidly healed with an astonishing self-healing speed.

Exactly the same as that Taoist priest!
In an instant, the tremors of Cangling Mountain became even more violent, as if the sky and earth were about to collapse!
The man and his sword faced off for a long time.

Chu Huaixu quietly felt his body recover and his realm gradually stabilize.

This time, he stayed on the mountaintop even longer than last time.

He looked at the huge stone tablet next to the bronze sword.

At the very top of the stone tablet are two large characters: "君子" (gentleman).

On the base of this stone tablet, there is a groove containing a carving knife.

The densely packed small characters at the bottom of the stone tablet were all written by later generations, and it is estimated that they were carved on with this carving knife.

Some of the characters were carved by Taoist disciples who were admitted to the "Junzi Guan" (a Taoist temple).

Some of the words were written by the Sword Master who came here to ask for swordsmanship advice.

These inscriptions are irregular; some are inscribed with the author's own words, while others simply use the characters for "gentleman" above to fill in the text.

Like the previous generation of sword masters who came to the mountain to challenge swordsmen, they carved four words on the stone tablet: "A gentleman is never defeated!"
Later, that junior Taoist uncle also went up the mountain to challenge the sword, and after being defeated, he carved the following words after these four characters: "Defeat is defeat."

This is utterly ridiculous!

The current Sword Master of the Sword Sect also came to ask about swordsmanship three years ago.

After his defeat, he stood before the stone tablet, holding a carving knife, but ultimately wrote nothing.

Under the weight of spiritual pressure, Chu Huaixu walked with difficulty to the stone tablet and then took the carving knife from the groove in the base.

This move stunned all the high-ranking members of the Taoist sect.

But this doesn't mean that the rules have been broken.

Anyone who reaches the summit has the right to write this at this moment.

"What does he want to carve?" Chu Yinyin couldn't help but ask.

"It seems like they're going to add an inscription to the Monument to the Gentlemen?" Nangong Yue said.

Today, Chu Huaixu's black robe is stained with blood, and she can hardly bear to look at him.

Everyone, like them, harbored a degree of curiosity.

As a result, due to the spiritual pressure, Chu Huaixu's hand holding the carving knife would twitch from time to time.

He couldn't hold it steady, nor could he write steadily.

Therefore, every character he carved was incredibly ugly, like a chicken claw drawing, and somewhat ridiculous.

Chu Huaixu carved very, very slowly. Just standing upright in this position required all his strength, let alone carving the characters with the carving knife.

Later on, he simply gripped the carving knife tightly with both hands, so that he could barely carve clearly enough to make the characters vaguely recognizable.

After a long time, Chu Huaixu finally left eight characters on the stone tablet.

That was a statement that the Xuanhuang Realm did not exist; it came from the book "Guanzi".

Everything he has encountered today is thanks to this sword!
The high-ranking members of the Taoist sect watched helplessly as the person they had identified as the sword attendant wrote down this sentence and had it engraved on the Gentleman's Stele.

At this moment, the young man seemed to have found an outlet. He shouted out the words in his extremely hoarse voice at the loudest volume, as if he were in a frenzy.

The sound lingered on the summit of Cangling Mountain, as if it were lingering in the heavens, seemingly reaching the ears of the gods.

"A wise man uses things, but is not used by things!"

With his last ounce of strength, Chu Huaixu slammed the carving knife to the ground and then crushed the travel token at his waist.

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