Swordholder

However, after bowing in mid-air for a long time without receiving a response, Chen Yuan and the other two had no choice but to land back on the ground and come to Zhu Xin, Zhong Yue and the others.

Seeing how badly these people were injured, Chen Yuan and his two companions immediately stepped forward to help them heal.

Chen Yuan, Li Wei, and Nuomi had been practicing the Great Nirvana Creation Scripture for longer, and therefore were more familiar with it than Zhong Yue and the others.

With the help of the three of them, Zhong Yue and the others quickly recovered from their injuries. Although their cultivation level and combat power had not yet recovered, they were no longer in danger of death and could even walk.

Seeing that they seemed to have something to say, Chen Yuan touched his nose and asked, "We've all been through life and death together, we're practically brothers. Just say what you have to say."

Zhong Yue and Li Taiyi exchanged glances, and finally Li Taiyi spoke, "Brother Chen Yuan, are you the Swordholders?"

Chen Yuan knew they would ask this question.

He then looked at Zhu Xin and said seriously, "We don't know if we can be considered sword bearers, but our Heavenly Light Daoist Technique was indeed taught by a Grand Master of the Sword."

As he spoke, Chen Yuan pointed to Nuomi and said, "It was her father who taught us. Her father is the Chief Sword Master..."

Then Chen Yuan briefly recounted their origins.

Finally, Chen Yuan said helplessly, "But we don't even know if we can be considered sword bearers?"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Xin.

Zhu Xin smiled and said, "Whether you are considered sword bearers or not is none of my business."

As she spoke, she hugged Nuomi to her arms. "But Nuomi is my sister's daughter. She calls me auntie. I'm determined to take care of her."

"Hehe~ Thank you, Auntie!"

Nuomi smiled sweetly, hugged Zhu Xin's neck, and rubbed against her affectionately.

Zhu Xin patted her head, her eyes gentle and tender.

Zhong Yue nodded. "I see. But I don't care if you're the Swordholder or not. All I know is that you're my brother."

"Hehe, if Brother Chen Yuan is indeed the Swordholder, then I, Wang Hu, will accept it."

Wang Hu rubbed his bald head and chuckled, "The Swordholder is the hope of humanity. I feel honored to be his brother. Even if I end up as a human elixir, it'll be worth it!"

Gu Chen nodded in agreement with Wang Hu's words.

Li Taiyi pondered for a moment, then suddenly took out a sword from his robes and handed it to Chen Yuan. "Brother Chen, when I saw you use the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique earlier, your sword seemed a bit awkward to handle, and it even broke in the end. It must be that the quality of that sword is no longer up to your current level..."

As he spoke, Li Taiyi looked down at the sword in his hand, his eyes softening, and continued, "This sword is a family heirloom of my Li family, called the Dragon Abyss Sword. It is a Purple Mansion magic weapon, and today, I will give it to you."

Purple Mansion Magic Treasure!

Upon hearing these four words, the others stared wide-eyed at Li Taiyi in shock.

Even Zhu Xin looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Li Jianxian, you're quite generous!"

Li Taiyi smiled slightly and looked at Chen Yuan seriously, saying, "The Dragon Abyss Sword contains the character 'Abyss,' so it may be destined to be with Brother Chen Yuan."

"Moreover, I am very much looking forward to seeing how powerful Brother Chen would be if he wielded the Dragon Abyss Sword and unleashed the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique."

As he said this, Li Taiyi's eyes were full of sincerity and expectation.

Chen Yuan was about to refuse, but Li Taiyi forcefully stuffed the sword into his arms and laughed, "You already said we're brothers, why are you still being polite with me? If you want to repay me, then take this Longyuan Sword and fight your way out."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan felt a warmth in his heart and could only nod.

Li Taiyi laughed, a hearty, exhilarating laugh. "Watching Brother Chen use the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Technique to kill that Netherworld ghost cultivator was incredibly satisfying, and I benefited greatly from it!"

Li Tai paused, looked at Chen Yuan, and said with a rising fighting spirit, "Brother Chen, I hope to spar with you once I have recovered from my injuries."

"good!"

Chen Yuan nodded and readily agreed.

The two exchanged a smile, their mutual appreciation evident in their expressions!

"Damn it, you beasts! Did the three of you devour all the medicinal herbs in this field?"

At this moment, Zhong Yue yelled indignantly, "So all that fighting to the death was for nothing? No spoils at all?"

"What do you mean by 'free kills'? So many of the royal family's elders died before, didn't they all have storage bags or storage rings on them?"

Li Wei spoke, his words waking everyone from their reverie. They immediately perked up, realized what was happening, and with a cry of pain, scattered in all directions to search for the storage bags and storage rings.

Chen Yuan, Li Wei, and Nuomi did not continue their search, as they had already obtained what they wanted and were satisfied. They left the remaining spoils to the other brothers to loot.

After they finished looting, Chen Yuan and the others stood by the dried-up spiritual spring for a long time.

"You beasts! You actually drank all of this Three Lights Spirit Spring Liquid!"

Zhong Yue began to curse and grumble, his voice filled with anguish and indignation.

"There should be a spiritual vein beneath these Three Sacred Mountains. The spiritual spring here has dried up, but given enough time, it should be able to overflow again."

Zhu Xin suddenly spoke up.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they clamored to move the Three Sacred Mountains back with them.

But when they thought about going back to Xijiang Prefecture, where they would be put into the furnace, they decided against it.

In the end, they left Sansheng Mountain and returned to the ruins of the ancient tree village.

When we arrived at the ruins, it was already daylight.

After a night of fighting, Chen Yuan and the others were exhausted. They sat down in front of the tombstones and began to sort through the spoils of war they had obtained.

Some of the items that weren't very useful were taken out and burned as offerings to the villagers.

Those things that are useful and can be used as cultivation resources were divided among everyone.

……

High in the sky, above the clouds.

The middle-aged man in plain robes and the woman in black watched Chen Yuan and the others sorting through their spoils below, remaining silent.

After a moment, the woman in black asked curiously, "Master, since that man named Chen Yuan was recommended by your junior brother, why don't you see him?"

After a moment of silence, the middle-aged man in the plain robe spoke, "No rush."

"But if you don't step in, they'll be put in the furnace after they return to the Western Frontier Prefecture."

The woman in black said, her tone tinged with worry.

Chen Yuan's aptitude and the speed of his advancement also earned her recognition.

It wouldn't be impossible for someone like that to become her junior brother.

"So, I want to see how this kid named Chen Yuan saves himself, how he breaks out of this predicament, and without bringing disaster to the Chen family."

The middle-aged man in plain robes spoke, his gaze deep and a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

"That's tough!"

The woman in black shook her head. "If he doesn't die, the King of Tianjiang will definitely take his anger out on the Chen family. Even if the Chen family has the protection of the King of Zhendong, they will probably suffer serious damage."

As the woman in black spoke, she looked at the others and said, "As for the others, it's the same. If they don't die, their families will definitely suffer. So, they have no choice."

The man in the plain robe nodded. "Then let's wait and see."

The woman in black had no choice but to nod.

……

Meanwhile, Chen Yuan and the others distributed the spoils of war, all looking quite satisfied.

The group that was killed earlier was led by the young master of the Feng family, and Qin Wudao and others were even the elders of the Western Frontier Royal Palace. Naturally, they had a lot of resources on them.

In particular, there are prodigies like the Twelve War Wolf Riders, whose resources are astonishing!

"We have enough cultivation resources this time, so we must digest them on the way back."

Zhong Yue and the others spoke with great excitement.

Chen Yuan nodded, then looked at Zhu Xin and handed her the seal of the Western Frontier Prefecture. "Sister Xin, it might be better for you to receive the reward."

Zhu Xin nodded, accepted the seal of the Western Frontier Prefecture, and put it away.

She also knew that if Chen Yuan went to collect the reward, he would definitely be made things difficult.

"By the way, how do we leave this place? How do we get out of the Cangming Mountains?"

Zhong Yue suddenly spoke, then looked at Nuomi, "Is it going to be like before, hanging on a human skin umbrella and floating away again?"

Having spent so many days with Nuomi, they naturally knew about Nuomi's weapon, which was that large black umbrella called the Human Skin Umbrella.

"The fairy sister is still sleeping."

Nuomi shook her head and said, "We can't disturb her."

The group had no choice but to abandon the idea.

"Use this."

At this moment, Zhu Xin spoke, her fair left hand outstretched, upon which floated a small Dharma boat.

Chen Yuan and the others' pupils contracted.