[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-borrowing-the-sword":3,"chapter-borrowing-the-sword-borrowing-the-sword-chapter-8":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Borrowing the Sword",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2214573,3888,"Chapter 8","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>Ruan Ci Obtains the Sword\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The universe encompasses the past and future, and divides into the clear and the turbid. The world we live in is called the Langhuan Zhou Tian, which is but one of the Great Heavens. There are countless Great Heavens in this universe, and they project themselves onto the firmament as stars. If you look up at the starry sky right now, what you see are the projections of those Great Heavens onto our Langhuan Zhou Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan had just fought three Nascent Soul cultivators here, and the spiritual energy had been churning so wildly that the rain had long since stopped. He smoothed out the cliff face with a casual wave, turning the blue stone into a jade-like slanted pillow. He and Ruan Ci looked up, pointing at the stars on the horizon. Ruan Ci asked, \"Great Heaven, Zhou Tian—why is our world called Zhou Tian? Is it because we were born here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all.\" Xie Yanhuan, who was so arrogant before those cultivators, was very patient with her. \"This brings us to us cultivators. In Song Guo, no one has cultivated for seven hundred years, and the traditions have long been broken. If you were in the Central Continent or the North Underworld Continent, where cultivation is common, even the common folk would be able to discuss this with great interest. The Langhuan Zhou Tian can be called a 'Zhou' because we live under the protection of the Supreme Profound Clarity Dao-Marvelous Primordial Cave-Sun Dao Ancestor. A Great Heaven that has the protection of a Dao Ancestor can be called a Zhou Tian; without such protection, it would be invaded by extraterrestrial heavenly demons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ripples suddenly appeared on Xie Yanhuan's face, causing a dizzying effect if one looked closely. He smiled, \"My Formless Heavenly Demon Art is a technique that can only be practiced within a Zhou Tian. In a Great Heaven, let alone practicing, even if you just had such a thought in your mind, an extraterrestrial heavenly demon could use that faint connection in the dark to instantly occupy your mind and spirit, causing you to gradually turn into a demon, and finally break through the void to merge into that chaotic void which is neither yin nor yang, neither light nor dark. Think about how difficult it is for a person to control their own thoughts, and you will understand the difference between a Great Heaven and a Zhou Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci tried to imagine it and felt terrified. From the changes in the capital until now, it had only been a day or two, yet she had seen too much death and had even considered how she herself might die. In her view, the deaths of her Ruan family relatives, or even that of Liu Yin, were not the most terrifying; at least those people had a conclusion to their lives. If one's 'self' were to vanish without knowing or feeling, while a shell continued to live like a walking corpse, that would be truly desolate and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, how many Dao Ancestors are there in our universe?\" she asked with some curiosity. \"If there were enough to protect all the Great Heavens, that would be wonderful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan laughed, \"How could that be possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently in his male form, but seemingly sensing Ruan Ci's slight sense of estrangement, he transformed into his female appearance and patted Ruan Ci's head. \"You have a kind heart, but there are countless Great Heavens being born and destroyed in the universe, yet there are only seventy-two Dao Ancestors. The number of Zhou Tians a Dao Ancestor can protect is limited, so how could they take care of all of them? Look, that large star in the Northern Sky star field is flickering on and off—it's quite beautiful, do you see it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Ruan Ci had almost never been outdoors at night, and in her entire life, she had had very few opportunities to truly step outside the eaves, so she certainly couldn't talk about stargazing. Even this starry sky was fresh to her. Looking toward the north, she saw tens of thousands of stars, flickering with varying brightness, and for a moment, she couldn't find the one Xie Yanhuan mentioned. She instinctively wiped her forehead, felt a flash of light before her eyes, and when she focused, she saw the constellations in the sky clearly. There was indeed a large star in the north that was shining incessantly. \"I see it. Is this a Great Heaven without the care of a Dao Ancestor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct. This Great Heaven is currently in constant battle with heavenly demons. The war has likely reached its most intense stage, and the cultivators and heavenly demons are fighting for the Great Heaven's destiny. Within a thousand years, there should be a result.\" Xie Yanhuan was also somewhat moved. \"Since I began cultivating, it has been the most prominent star in the northern night sky. After ten thousand years of fighting, the day to decide the winner has finally arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Ruan Ci, ten years was already a huge number; a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand years were beyond imagination. She looked up at the north, thinking that these stars were all Great Heavens, and inside them were countless living beings, each performing their own stories at this very moment. She couldn't help but feel a sense of yearning, yet also felt an indescribable terror. Beyond the yearning, she couldn't help but feel self-pity; the world was vast, the stars were distant, and they were filled with people, yet she was but the most ordinary one among them. This point made her feel somewhat sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren't very happy, which is natural,\" Xie Yanhuan saw what she was thinking and said leisurely, \"When I first began cultivating, I heard my Master explain the origins of heaven and earth, and I was very unconvinced. The world is so vast, and there are so many capable people; it seemed that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't catch up. I, Xie Yanhuan, was proud of my own intelligence, never imagining that among these scattered Great Heavens, I was but the most ordinary one. This is the most common form of the 'obstacle of knowledge,' and it is often the first hurdle our generation of cultivators encounters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how should one overcome it?\" Ruan Ci asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan looked at her, shook her head, and smiled, \"This has nothing to do with you. You cannot sense the Dao rhyme and have no fate with cultivation in this life. For you, recognizing that you are but one of the common masses is actually not a bad thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out her hand and said, \"Look at me again with focus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci exerted her vision to look over, only to see five-colored light dancing chaotically in the world, with a stream of mysterious black water spiritual energy falling from the sky. However, these spiritual lights were repelled within a few yards of Xie Yanhuan, and even Ruan Ci was invisibly protected within. Only the colorless flowers kept falling into her hands, merging into her body and disappearing. Xie Yanhuan's fingers closed slightly, like a long whale drinking water; all the colorless spiritual flowers in the world around the cliff were absorbed, pouring into her palm, and her jade-like fingers became brighter and brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light seemed to reach its limit, Xie Yanhuan casually slapped a palm toward her. The light formed by the colorless spiritual flowers flew in front of Ruan Ci. Ruan Ci reached out to catch it, but saw the light shatter, pass through her palms, and turn into flowers that fell into the jade formed from the blue stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Dao rhyme of the Dao-Marvelous Primordial Cave-Sun Dao Ancestor. The Dao fruit of the Cave-Sun Dao Ancestor is about to ripen, and the Dao rhyme fills the Zhou Tian star field under his jurisdiction, resisting the extraterrestrial heavenly demons.\" Xie Yanhuan said indifferently, \"This universe was created by the Supreme Clear Jade True Profound Five Elements Yin-Yang Dao Ancestor. All living beings in this universe can cultivate, with only differences in aptitude. But in the Langhuan Zhou Tian, if you cannot sense the Dao rhyme, you cannot control spiritual energy. In the words of the South Zhuzhou, you have no spiritual roots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci suddenly realized, yet she wasn't very surprised. Xie Yanhuan nodded, \"You thought correctly. Your aptitude is not inferior to your brother and sister, but they can sense the Dao rhyme, so they naturally cultivated talisman power without a teacher. You, no matter how hard you try, cannot do it. It is not that you are inferior to your brother and sister, but in the Langhuan Zhou Tian, infants can be close to the Dao rhyme the moment they land. If you cannot sense it, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal cannot change or reverse it. You have no way to cultivate immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past two days had been overwhelming, and after experiencing so many bizarre and strange things, it would be a lie to say Ruan Ci had no yearning for such a life of immortals who could fly high and summon wind and rain. But she had grown up in Song Guo since she was a child, and two days of experience were not enough to erase more than a decade of life. Ruan Ci felt only a slight loss in her heart, which faded in an instant. She nodded and said, \"Oh, I see! And then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan widened her eyes, looked at her for a long time, and suddenly laughed. She stroked Ruan Ci's head and smiled, \"Good, good. You are indeed a Sword Seed of the East Flower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handed the long sword in her hand to Ruan Ci for the first time. Ruan Ci hesitated and didn't take it, so she took it back. This time, she handed it over a second time and smiled, \"The laws that a Great Luo Golden Immortal cannot change, I, Xie Yanhuan, naturally don't have the ability to change either. However, I can lend you a sword. Although you cannot cultivate, you can cultivate the sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci had missed the opportunity before, but in fact, she had been very curious in her heart. She reached out and took the hilt. With a light lift, the sword felt as light as nothing, and Ruan Ci lifted it up. Other than that, there was nothing unusual about it. The scabbard was pure black, decorated with gold edges, but when Ruan Ci held it in her hand, she couldn't even feel the weight of the wooden scabbard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to draw the sword, but couldn't. The hilt and the scabbard seemed to be stuck together, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't separate them. She turned to Xie Yanhuan and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Xie, is this an empty shell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan smiled, and reached out her hand. Ruan Ci suddenly felt a sense of reluctance in her heart, as if she really didn't want to return the precious sword. She was secretly surprised, but it didn't disrupt her actions, and she still handed the sword back. Xie Yanhuan drew the sword from its scabbard with a 'clink' and held it horizontally in front of her. She smiled, \"Qing Jun, your current sword bearer is quite bold; she actually looks down on you a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword body was as clear as autumn water, and the blade was not sharpened, looking just like an ordinary long sword, with nothing special to be seen. Xie Yanhuan gently stroked the sword body, appearing very lingering and reluctant, and whispered, \"In a while, you must show some skills, so she can see your ability. For the next ten thousand years, she will be the one following you. Whether I can return or not is hard to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, she shook the sword, and with a long hum, Ruan Ci felt herself unable to control her own body, flying upward with Xie Yanhuan. In an instant, they broke through the void, passing through the clouds. The mountains and rivers under her feet turned into a small dot, and the cities of Song Guo were but sparks among the mountains and rivers. They were still rising rapidly, and Ruan Ci gradually saw the several countries next to Song Guo, and could even vaguely see the translucent barrier above the kingdoms. Xie Yanhuan had been injured and fallen into the South Zhuzhou, and the Song, Wu, and Chu countries had set up formations. The Song Guo formation was broken, but the formations of the Wu and Chu countries were still intact. The five-element spiritual light fell above the formations, and the mysterious black water spiritual energy was sucked away by that layer of barrier, flowing and converging elsewhere, without a single drop falling into the Wu and Chu countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we still going up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going further up, the boundaries between countries were no longer clear, and one could only vaguely see a huge land, surrounded by the ocean on all sides, which should be the South Zhuzhou. At this time, the lights of the human world could no longer be seen, and only spiritual energy could be seen rushing into the sky above the South Zhuzhou. There were more than a dozen places where the spiritual energy was glowing, its aura like steam, its shape like a pillar, illuminating ten thousand miles, like stars on the ground, competing with the sun and moon. Ruan Ci was dazzled and asked loudly, \"Sister Xie, are those the major cultivation sects of the South Zhuzhou?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan laughed loudly, \"The South Zhuzhou is just a countryside place. Look to the north.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued to carry Ruan Ci upward, but while she had previously relied only on her own spiritual energy to naturally break through the void, she now began to use magic techniques, and light was emitted from around her body, constantly sparking with the denser five-colored spiritual light. However, Xie Yanhuan was smiling and chatting, seemingly having energy to spare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci looked as instructed, only to see that beyond the vast oceans to the north, there were clusters of continents and countries, and even more spiritual light like illumination, connected like a sea, covering the sky and the land. The spiritual energy was swirling and rolling, and all kinds of treasure light rushed into the sky. Just by looking at its aura, one could imagine its elegance, prosperity, and magnificent glory. Ruan Ci's mind was taken away by it, and she thought to herself, so there are such places in the world; even the entire South Zhuzhou is considered a countryside place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan stopped her flight in the air. Ruan Ci looked up and saw that the five-colored spiritual light was integrated here and no longer fell downward, as if they had arrived at the source of spiritual energy. Looking down, even the Central Continent could not be seen clearly, only a mass of spiritual light surging upward. This world was like an uneven sea surface. Beyond the South Zhuzhou and the Central Continent, there were vaguely many continents floating on the sea, and there seemed to be many small whirlpools under the sea, but when she looked closely, she couldn't see them clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those are the many cave-heaven small worlds attached to the Langhuan Zhou Tian.\" Xie Yanhuan sat cross-legged in the air, watching the direction of the South Zhuzhou, as if waiting for something, and said casually, \"Cultivators of the Langhuan Zhou Tian can at most go to these cave-heaven small worlds and cannot truly break through the Great Heaven barrier. This place is the highest point of our Langhuan Zhou Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With cultivation like Sister Xie's, can't you get out either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Xie Yanhuan appeared, she hadn't drawn a sword, was empty-handed, and seemed to be doing whatever she wanted in a carefree manner. Ruan Ci looked at the five-colored chaos above, feeling that Xie Yanhuan could break it with a casual sword strike, and couldn't help but ask, \"Is there anything even Sister Xie can't do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ask well. Actually, breaking this spiritual energy barrier is indeed not difficult, but the difficulty is that the cultivation base in the Langhuan Zhou Tian cannot be taken out,\" Xie Yanhuan said leisurely. \"We cultivate by sensing the Dao rhyme, and the Dao rhyme is the aura of the Dao Ancestor. Our magic power is permeated with the Dao rhyme, but the Dao rhyme only exists within the Zhou Tian. To leave the Zhou Tian, one must abandon this cultivation base and Dao techniques, not to mention magic treasures and spiritual artifacts. Even this vessel for cultivation, this raft for crossing the world, because it is inevitably tempered by the body during cultivation, has also been stained by the Dao rhyme, so even the physical body cannot be taken out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci couldn't help but swallow, \"Then, then what can be taken out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bit of true spirit, which can enter and exit without hindrance and is not stained, can naturally pass through. But without treasures to protect the body, it cannot withstand the harassment of various harms in the void. In addition, the Langhuan Zhou Tian has a deep foundation; it is a Great Heaven brought from the old universe by the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Ancestor, and there are many cave-heaven small worlds transformed from the cave dwellings of great beings from the old universe. If it is a treasure from the old universe that has not been stained by the Dao Ancestor's spiritual rhyme, it can also be taken out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan drew the East Flower Sword and said loudly, \"This East Flower Sword is the remnant sword of the Five Elements Dao Ancestor from the past. The Dao Ancestor held the sword to create the world, point out the clear and the turbid, and create countless Zhou Tians. This sword is a spiritual treasure of the universe level. Even if the sword spirit has fallen and transformed into tens of thousands of sword souls falling into reincarnation, it is still a top-tier treasure in the universe. It can, of course, be taken out of the Zhou Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence was like a spark falling into the air, instantly igniting countless spiritual lights. When Ruan Ci looked down in horror, she saw that the Central Continent, the South Zhuzhou, and even the far corners of the four directions all had eyes formed by spiritual light looking over. Above the South Zhuzhou, a spiritual toad appeared, puffing its belly and preparing to croak at the sky. On the Central Continent, a giant held a candle, and on the northern continent, ghostly energy turned into a snake, all seemingly looking at the ordinary-looking long sword in Xie Yanhuan's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan swung the long sword and smiled, \"Now, do you know why everyone is against me? This sword is the remnant of an innate universe spiritual treasure, enough to suppress the destiny of the Zhou Tian. The major and minor sects of the Langhuan Zhou Tian are in endless disputes, but there is only one thing that is beyond doubt—the East Flower Sword must never leave the Langhuan Zhou Tian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci only then knew that this was the kind of sword Xie Yanhuan wanted to lend her. She said with a trembling voice, \"Then, then you want to lend it to me, is, is it because... you still want to go out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan raised her eyebrows and smiled, \"That is natural. What I, Xie Yanhuan, want to do, how could I give up halfway?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci thought, that is also because your magic power is profound that you can be so reckless. But if only a bit of true spirit breaks out of the Langhuan Zhou Tian and cannot take the East Flower Sword, then... then if you go out, can you still come back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can't come back, that is naturally a good thing for you.\" Xie Yanhuan saw her thoughts and smiled, \"This sword is lent to you. If the creditor never returns, wouldn't it become yours? With this sword in hand, you can walk across the world. You naturally wouldn't want to return it to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci's shoulders trembled, and she said without hesitation, \"Borrowed things must naturally be returned. If you lend me the sword, then when you return in the future, I will naturally return the sword to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan laughed, \"What a childish thing to say. Do you know that you cannot sense the Dao rhyme, cannot cultivate yourself, and can only cultivate the sword? Your entire Great Dao is in the East Flower Sword. With the East Flower Sword, one day you will be the top cultivator in this world. Once the East Flower Sword is taken back by me, your ten thousand years of cultivation will be lost—knowing this, are you still willing to return it to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for Sister Xie, I would have died last night.\" Ruan Ci shook her head, \"Every day I live from now on is a profit. We Ruan family members have always known how to repay kindness, and I am even less of a greedy person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kindness or righteousness is there between me and you?\" Xie Yanhuan sneered, \"The Song Guo formation was set up because of me, and the chaos arose because of the formation. When the formation was set up, the water in Song Guo was limited, and the spiritual jade mines gradually dried up, triggering the framing and infighting of the noble families. Your parents died when you were in swaddling clothes because of this. Your maternal grandfather, the Ruan clan, couldn't bear to see you wandering and adopted you, but in the end, they were exterminated because of a so-called Kun Pendant, which was also because of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci had never known the truth of her own life experience was like this. Hearing Xie Yanhuan say this to the end, her eyes couldn't help but fall on Xie Yanhuan's sleeve, where there was a pattern the same as the Kun Pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan suddenly bent down and leaned in front of her. She was so scared that she took a step back. Xie Yanhuan looked at her and asked, \"Ruan Ci, do you hate me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the two were standing high in the gale. Even if Xie Yanhuan did nothing and withdrew her magic power, Ruan Ci would fall straight down—what chance of survival would she have? Ruan Ci had never been very brave, but at this question from Xie Yanhuan, she didn't know why she wasn't afraid. She pondered for a moment and said sincerely, \"Immortals and mortals are different. How can mortals judge the right and wrong of immortals? Perhaps the fall of the Ruan clan was implicated by Sister Xie, but was the rise of the Ruan clan also because of Sister Xie? The cause and effect from seven hundred years ago to now is something mortals cannot judge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the fate of the hundreds of millions of people in the three countries of the South Zhuzhou, which was changed forever just because of a thought from this cultivator Xie Yanhuan, she couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom. She looked into Xie Yanhuan's eyes and said firmly, \"But we mortals also have the dignity of mortals. Sister Xie could kill thousands of 'me's with a wave of your hand, but before you do, you must believe what I say—\" \"Borrowed things must be returned. Although I, Ruan Ci, am a mortal, I still keep my promises. Borrowed things, no matter how precious, I will definitely return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan looked at her for a long time, then suddenly smiled, \"Good, worthy of being the reincarnation of the East Flower Sword Soul. I believe you, mortal Ruan Ci. I will lend you this sword, and you will definitely return it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handed the East Flower Sword to Ruan Ci and asked seriously, \"Ruan Ci, have you thought it through?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci looked at this ordinary-looking long sword, gritted her teeth, and took it from Xie Yanhuan's hand, \"Ruan Ci thanks Sister Xie for lending the sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan laughed loudly, feeling very happy, \"Good! Then I will wait for you to return it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was different from the last; the East Flower Sword seemed to have a bit more weight. When Ruan Ci's fingers touched the scabbard, a chill flowed through. She looked around blankly, feeling that she suddenly saw many things. The spiritual toad and the giant on the continent below had quietly disappeared at some point, but it seemed that more than a dozen pairs of eyes were staring at her from far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back, but only saw blurred figures standing on the peak of the continent. Ruan Ci couldn't help but shiver, thinking to herself, these must be the most outstanding cultivators of the Langhuan Zhou Tian, spying on the movements here. The East Flower Sword is a treasure of destiny, and they would not allow Xie Yanhuan to take it out. Now that Xie Yanhuan has lent it to her, they are naturally very concerned about its whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Ruan Ci, you must also know that this sword is a treasure of the universe, and there are many, many people who want it. To live until I return and return this sword to me personally, mortal Ruan Ci cannot do it.\" Xie Yanhuan stopped smiling again and said slowly. She was not as considerate and close to Ruan Ci as she was like an elder sister before, but added a bit of respect, \"Only immortal Ruan Ci can do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortals and mortals are different. What mortal Ruan Ci said, immortal Ruan Ci might want to break her promise,\" Xie Yanhuan said, \"If that day comes, don't take it to heart. If you don't want to return it, then don't—what I want, I will eventually get with my own hands. What others think doesn't matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci wanted to say something but stopped, and in the end, she just shook her head. Xie Yanhuan flicked her large sleeve, and a coffin fell out, trembling in mid-air, as if it couldn't withstand the blowing of spiritual energy. She stood on the head of the coffin and said loudly, \"The time has come. Seven hundred years ago, the three countries set up a formation to cut off spiritual energy, and the Profound Spirit Water Flower could not be reconciled for seven hundred years. Now that the Song Guo formation is broken, and the Chu and Wu countries have withdrawn their formations, the Profound Spirit is raging and rolling, which is the perfect time for me to break through the chaos!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following her words, two faint lights lit up in the South Zhuzhou. Ruan Ci listened carefully and said in surprise, \"Can we hear the sound of the formation breaking from so far away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she was speaking, she saw the two faint lights combine with the water spirit dancing wildly above Song Guo, and in an instant, they rolled into a whirlpool, attacking from high up like a gale, causing Xie Yanhuan and Ruan Ci to drift up and down. Ruan Ci danced and had to hug the precious sword in her arms to settle her heart. A black shadow in Xie Yanhuan's body stepped forward, its face vaguely resembling her male form. The black shadow suddenly came behind Ruan Ci, held Ruan Ci's hand from behind, and said softly, \"You will definitely regret it, Ruan Ci. However, it doesn't matter if you regret it. When that day comes, you just need to know that I have already forgiven you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci couldn't help herself, and followed the black shadow's movements to slowly draw the East Flower Sword, pointing it at the sky. Xie Yanhuan stood on the head of the coffin, looking back at her, her long hair and clothes blowing in the air, wild to the extreme. She smiled slightly, \"I like you very much, mortal Ruan Ci. I hope that when I return, this sword can still be in your hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black shadow smiled, \"Let me help you, and let you see the true power of this East Flower Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was originally holding Ruan Ci's hand, helping her draw the sword and point it at the sky. At this moment, he tilted his wrist slightly and said, \"Receive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light of the East Flower Sword flashed, piercing into Ruan Ci's eyes. In a trance, she seemed to see the stars transformed by the Langhuan Zhou Tian wandering in the void, while the continents inside were clearly visible. Suddenly, in the four continents, from an infinitely distant place, it seemed that many voices were screaming at the same time, emitting from the sword body. Tens of thousands of spiritual lights lit up everywhere in the Zhou Tian, like fireflies rushing into a fire, rushing toward the East Flower Sword, and in a blink of an eye, they all merged into the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xie Yanhuan, how dare you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the dozen or so people spying on them, someone had already opened their mouth to roar, the sound shaking the continent and rolling over as an invisible sound wave. The giant holding the lamp on the Central Continent appeared again at some unknown time, raising the lamp to shine on Xie Yanhuan. Xie Yanhuan looked up and laughed wildly, saying loudly, \"What do I not dare to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand, and the black shadow held Ruan Ci's hand, sending the sword upward. The figures of the three twisted, and the sound waves and light waves passed through their bodies, but it seemed that they only broke a layer of illusion. The two magic treasure spiritual waves, the spiritual energy whirlpool transformed by the water spirit below, and even this sword strike, all hit the chaotic barrier. Amidst a loud noise, a five-colored hole that was constantly twisting was broken out of the barrier. It seemed to be only a thin layer, but it also seemed to be several miles long, and the hole could not be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan put her hands behind her back, and without hesitation, took a step forward. Her body was suddenly covered by a layer of extremely fine colorless flames, the flames twisting and igniting her robes. With every step Xie Yanhuan took, the flames became more vigorous. The black shadow behind Ruan Ci let go of her hand, rushed toward the hole from afar, and appeared behind Xie Yanhuan in a twist, hugging her, the black energy releasing and contending with the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci had no more support and fell downward. The child-mother yin coffin was originally parked there, but at this time, the coffin lid opened, and the child coffin spat out and flew under Ruan Ci, supporting her. The mother coffin swayed slightly, and like the black shadow, appeared at Xie Yanhuan's feet in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci lay on the coffin lid and shouted, \"Sister Xie—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Yanhuan looked back at her, her face shrouded in blue fire, neither sad nor happy, like a female corpse, strange and beautiful to the extreme. Ruan Ci was stunned and forgot the words she was about to ask, only shouting, \"Why do you want to go out—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Xie Yanhuan's mouth twitched, as if to respond, but the blue fire was drawn by this, and the fire became more vigorous. Her figure was burned thinner and thinner, and together with the black shadow, turned into fly ash piece by piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gale blew, and Ruan Ci was blown tumbling, hugging the child coffin and sinking into the water spirit whirlpool. The scenery in front of her changed, and it was a mess. Vaguely, she could still see Xie Yanhuan's figure, still wearing that purple male robe, flying forward. The hole was already in front, and she could vaguely see heavenly demons rolling and spying inside. The mother coffin lid slid open, and Xie Yanhuan formed a seal with both hands and lay into the coffin. In a trance, it was the appearance of Ruan Ci first seeing her in the coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, she opened her eyes again, smiled slightly at Ruan Ci, and said kindly, \"Don't be afraid, Wang Panpan will take care of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am going out this time to find something—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coffin lid closed, and the jade coffin slid out of the hole silently. The five-colored passage twisted and closed. Ruan Ci could no longer see the illusion. Amidst the screaming, she hugged the small coffin and the East Flower Sword, spinning and falling, and her eyes went black as she fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Updated! Sorry for the wait~~~~~ This chapter is over 7,000 words! Every chapter really has a lot of words! Praise me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven't had lunch yet. Breakfast was rye flakes soaked in milk, then microwaved for a minute. It's very healthy, and if you try hard to discover it, it's not particularly hard to eat, but it's really not happy at all TOT\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few words of gossip: As expected, Little Xie is a popularity harvester, just as I thought before. In this article, Ruan Ci is of course the protagonist, and the story revolves around her, but I also have many charming characters in my mind, and their style will not be inferior. This kind of cultivator with different personalities is also one of the motivations for me to write this article!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, the scene at the end of this chapter where Xie Yanhuan turns into fly ash, her spirit enters the yin coffin, and she sails into the vast void is also one of the motivations for me to write!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the little angels who cast overlord votes or irrigated nutrient solution for me during the period 2020-06-28 12:05:05~2020-06-29 12:06:25~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the little angel who cast a rocket launcher: Guo Guozi 1;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the little angel who cast a grenade: Yu Wanyao 1;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the little angels who cast landmines: Lu Laolang, Xie Long, Qi Ran, Aichuan Rongshe, Bugarati Daoqie Jitu, Li Heping, Weikeqi, 41106508, urging you to update, Yiyang Buyiyang, Xiaotao bilibeng, changing y to i plus es 1 each;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the little angels who irrigated nutrient solution: 25094282 80 bottles; lvelve, Guozhuyizhi 69 bottles; Yelannumei 60 bottles; Mubi 49 bottles; @Xixi Luo 40 bottles; doudou 36 bottles; Luoyue Manwuliang, catfield 11 30 bottles; Qingweiwei 20 bottles; Fanzhou, Yiyang Buyiyang, moved 59 pots of flowers, eureka 10 bottles; Sandwich biscuit 6 bottles; sidewalker, Kuangxiaoerwang, changing y to i plus es 5 bottles; Miaomiaolin 4 bottles; Xiaozhongshan, ◇Rulai Miao Zhang◆, 18205385, Spadezc, Qiongge who loves to drink ginseng water, □□, Immortal or Monster 1 bottle;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you all very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!\u003C\u002Fp>",5860,"2026-06-17T08:48:53.797Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f4cb5e431533eca8d105450707bc24710afa623f2b4d878ff9fdfc6925c25767","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-9","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-7",286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fborrowing-the-sword-cover.jpg"]