Swordholder

Zhu Xin remained silent, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

"Sister Xin, do you know what's up there?"

Chen Yuan asked curiously.

Zhu Xin nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, that's probably the legendary Three Sacred Mountains, a medicinal herb cultivation base for the Swordholder."

"What?"

Chen Yuan was taken aback.

Zhu Xin narrowed her eyes and continued, "There must be Three Lights Spirit Liquid on the Three Saints Mountain. The spiritual energy emitted by that liquid nourishes the eight directions of heaven and earth and also promotes the growth of the Three Lights Divine Tree in the Ancient Tree Village."

After a pause, Zhu Xin spoke again, "It's possible that the Three Lights Divine Tree also belongs to the Sword-wielding race."

"That's why the ancient tree village has been able to exist safely for hundreds of years."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan paused for a moment, then quickly thought of a question and asked,

"Didn't the Heavenly Light Daoist Technique and the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique only appear in the last few hundred years?"

Why did the Three Lights Divine Tree and the Three Lights Elixir already exist?

Zhu Xin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Are you stupid? The Three Lights Divine Tree and the Three Lights Spirit Liquid have existed since ancient times."

As for the Heavenly Light Daoist Technique and the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique, they were created by Fan Tianming himself.

It was also due to his extraordinary talent that he greatly developed the Heavenly Light Daoist Technique and the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique, making demons and evil spirits tremble in fear.

Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

The power of the three lights has always been there.

However, with the emergence of the Heavenly Light Dao Technique, the swordsman had a better method to devour the power of the three lights between heaven and earth, which also made the Heavenly Light Demon Slaying Technique famous.

Because with the Heavenly Light Daoist Method, the power of the Three Lights can be better absorbed, and through the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique, it can unleash even more terrifying power.

Suddenly, he heard a name!

Fan Tianming!

Chen Yuan was deeply shocked.

Back in Tianshan County, Zhu Xin had told him that Fan Tianming was the peerless hero who created the Tianguang Daoist Method and the Tianguang Demon-Slaying Technique.

A grandmaster wielding a sword!

Two hundred years ago, Fan Tianming was already an unparalleled being at the Great Perfection of the Dao Platform realm!

Zhu Xin glanced at Chen Yuan, her expression meaningful.

"Brother, sister, you're back."

At this moment, a kind-hearted young man saw Chen Yuan and his companion returning from the mountains and greeted them warmly.

His name is Li Dashan, and he is the village chief's son.

He was also at the mid-stage of the Yellow Court Realm, making him the strongest among the young people in the village, and one of the main forces in the village to hunt wild beasts.

He was clearly older than Chen Yuan, but he was willing to call Chen Yuan "brother" because Chen Yuan was stronger than him.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan nodded and went over to teach him a set of fighting techniques.

Dragon Binding and Slaughtering Technique!

This fighting technique is extremely effective when used in the Yellow Court Realm, making one virtually invincible in close combat.

However, now that he has reached the Purple Mansion Realm, he uses this fighting technique less often because no one is willing to engage him in close combat.

Nowadays, someone like him relies entirely on magic and swordsmanship.

"Practice hard, and with this combat technique, hunting will be much easier for you in the future."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly and patted Li Dashan on the shoulder in an old-fashioned manner.

"Thank you, bro!"

Li Dashan expressed his gratitude, then scratched his head and asked, "Can I teach it to other young people in the village?"

"sure!"

Chen Yuan nodded and said indifferently.

If they could cultivate, that would be the best outcome.

Li Dashan was very excited and immediately went back to tell his father.

Upon hearing this, the village chief was overjoyed. He prepared a pot of old hen soup at home and insisted on dragging Chen Yuan over to drink it.

Chen Yuan couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to go.

When he arrived, Nuomi was already eating, and when she saw Chen Yuan, she stuck her tongue out at him.

Chen Yuan smiled and sat down to have a warm dinner with the village chief and his family.

After finishing his meal, Chen Yuan left to attend to his own business.

For the next few days, he led Zhong Yue, Li Taiyi and others to the Three Saints Mountain, hoping to break the formation and retrieve the spiritual herbs.

Upon hearing about the existence of such a mountain, Li Wei, Wang Hu, Gu Chen, and others all set out.

However, five or six human prodigies did not go; instead, they stayed in the village to cultivate under the Three Lights Tree, hoping to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm.

Every day, the villagers, including Aunt Wang, Liu Tiantian, Zhang Aihua, He Ailian, and Li Yufang, would cook meals and wait for Chen Yuan and the others to return.

These days made Chen Yuan and the others feel fulfilled and satisfied.

On this day, Chen Yuan and his group deciphered some more formations and made their way to the halfway point of the mountain.

Chen Yuan looked up at the sky and, seeing that it was getting dark, immediately told everyone to go back first.

The crowd responded and cheered.

"Hahaha, finally we're done working. We can go home and eat now. I'm starving."

Zhong Yue rubbed his belly and laughed heartily.

He then looked at Li Taiyi and teased, "I wonder what kind of nourishing soup Brother Li's sweetie has made for him today? I'm so envious."

Li Taiyi blushed, snorted, and ignored Zhong Yue.

"Zhong Yue, have you been won over by Zhang Aihua? You look so smug."

Li Wei looked at Zhong Yue and teased him.

"Sigh, it's a long story!"

Zhong Yue sighed and touched his face. "Who told me to have such a charming face? All the girls in the village are infatuated with me. I didn't want to be this handsome. Being a handsome guy is tough."

The crowd immediately looked at him with disdain and then booed.

Zhong Yue chuckled, looking completely matter-of-fact, his skin as thick as the old wall of Granny Wang's house.

He glanced at Wang Hu and Gu Chen, who remained silent, and clicked his tongue twice, teasingly saying, "Did He Ailian and Li Yufang sleep with you two? Why do you look so listless? Oh, drained dry?"

Wang Hu touched his bald head, laughed awkwardly, and said, "What nonsense! Zhong Yue, don't talk such things!"

Gu Chen looked like a teenager, but he was already in his twenties. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "Zhong Yue, you're talking nonsense! The reason I look like this is because I stayed up all night researching those formations, not because of women!"

Zhong Yue burst into laughter.

A smile appeared on Chen Yuan's lips as he looked at the people playing around in front of him, a sense of peace and tranquility rising in his heart.

Zhu Xin, standing to the side, curled her lip, snorted, and said, "Hey, you bunch of stinky men, watch your mouths. There are little girls here."

As she spoke, she pointed to the glutinous rice.

Nuomi stuck out her tongue, made a face, and giggled, "Brother Zhong, please continue! I love listening."

"What's more, I also heard Aunt Wang instructing Sister Ailian and the others on how to deal with you."

"Hehe, Aunt Wang said that when you see a strong man, you should take the initiative and strike when the time is right."

"Even if the woman is on top, there's nothing wrong with it. Only when she's on top can she take the initiative, going faster or slower as she pleases..."

At this point, Nuomi exclaimed, "Eh? The woman on top can take the initiative? Take the initiative in what way? What about being fast and slow? That's strange, I don't understand."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Chen Yuan was both amused and exasperated, and told Nuomi to stay away from those old ladies, as they had been corrupted by them.

The group walked back to the village amidst laughter and chatter.

But soon, the group suddenly fell silent, their expressions turning serious.

It was already dusk.

In the distance, wisps of smoke rise from the village chimneys, creating a beautiful rural scene that exudes a strong sense of daily life.

But what made Chen Yuan and the others' faces turn solemn was that the Three Lights Tree at the entrance of the village was gone.

All that remained was a deep pit.

There were also four mangled corpses beside the pit.

The manner of its death was gruesome, as if it had been smashed to pieces by something alive.

Chen Yuan and the others arrived at the edge of the deep pit. Looking at the four corpses, their brows furrowed and their faces were ashen.