Chapter 666: The Flesh Puppet Gu of the Southern Border

"Cannot find him."

"When that person is not strong enough, the appearance and aura he uses are completely random, different every time, with no pattern; even a Nascent Soul True Person cannot see through it..."

"However, he will definitely appear here, for the Blazing Sun Copper."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun pondered and schemed in his heart.

The person who appeared more than ten years early had completely thrown his plans into chaos; this was the real world, and once dead, he had no guarantee he could be resurrected again.

"Blazing Sun Copper... I seem to recall it is something quite interesting..."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun remembered something, raised his head, and looked at the young man before him, whose gaze was wolf-like and hawk-eyed.

After thinking for a moment, a faint smile appeared in his eyes, seeming like schadenfreude, or perhaps something else, flashing and vanishing instantly.

The person before him was a core disciple of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong, Blood Bone True Person.

This person actually seemed to know Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun, which did not fully match the coldness he had shown on the sword duel platform years ago.

"Great Love True Person,"

Blood Bone True Person paid no attention to the other's extremely subtle change in expression and said coldly: "Where is the goods I requested? If there is any mishap, your Great Love Royal City will wait to be breached and everyone slaughtered."

He had no thought of respecting the other, displaying an air of supreme arrogance, and directly spoke the true name of the fragment soul hidden within the flesh-and-blood gu worm puppet.

A mere disciple of the Gui Mountain Iron Family,

not even a direct lineage, could only be counted as an ant before a core disciple of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong; their status and rank differed greatly.

Only the entire Zhengmo Alliance of the Northern Plains families combined could converse on equal terms with the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong; a single Iron Family was not qualified.

"Shut up!"

"My name is Master Dinghai!"

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun showed a displeased expression and said angrily: "If you continue like this, then our deal is off, and we shall see how you slaughter my Royal City!"

Under normal circumstances, he would not have reached this point; the deal between the two was greatly beneficial to him, so enduring a bit was fine.

Disciples of great sects are always arrogant; this was to be expected.

But were these normal circumstances?

Once that person found his true body, he might have to face terrible pursuit; even his own death was highly likely.

"You!"

Blood Bone True Person flew into a rage, killing intent overflowing; the cold blood-and-bone sword intent spread out, with blood and bones vaguely visible floating in a pool of blood, emitting terrible pressure enough to make a Jin Dan cultivator feel immense pressure.

"What?"

"Do you wish to fight me?"

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun looked at him with cold eyes.

For some reason, Blood Bone True Person felt a chill in his heart.

Sword intent sword cultivators suppress their peers horizontally, but they are not invincible.

Many spell cultivators can also defeat them; as the mainstream of the Cultivation World, spell cultivators have never lacked strong ones.

Spell intent, powerful magical treasures, bizarre gu worms, and various opportunities are all capable of posing a huge threat to sword intent sword cultivators; the path to strength is not just one.

And the person before him was the existence who had directly defeated and killed multiple sword intent sword cultivators!

Clang!

"Come!"

Without hesitation, Blood Bone True Person drew his sword and stared at him: "You come with me to the sword duel platform, now."

"If you can kill me, and have the ability to hide from Nascent Soul True Person detection without exposing your true body, the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong will expel you from the territory and will not kill you."

"..."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun fell silent.

Sword madman!

Fool!

He cursed inwardly.

Why not weigh the pros and cons like your master before making a decision?

Explodes at the slightest touch, and fears no death.

Completely an irrational cultivator.

For a long time.

"The goods are brought."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun said coldly: "Two portions of soul and blood bone from sword intent sword cultivators, and thirty-seven portions of soul and blood bone from sword dao cultivators; count them.

Then, the Jin Dan pills I requested, and the infant-forming spiritual objects and the Iron Family Nascent Soul Gong Fa accumulated from five transactions, you may bring them out; I want to inspect the goods."

"Otherwise, the Nascent Soul True Persons of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong would be very happy to know these things."

He threatened.

Sword intent sword cultivator souls!

If a Great Sun Qingse Jianzong cultivator appeared here, they would surely be utterly horrified.

Sword intent sword cultivators were almost something bound to the identity of core disciples; if one died, the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong would make a huge fuss; if multiple died, it would be a blood feud to the death.

To a Nascent Soul sword cultivator, sword intent cultivators were like their disciples, their own children, and their inheritors, embodying their own legacy and emotions; they were absolutely not comparable to other disciples within the sect.

If multiple sword intent sword cultivators died, even if it involved Nascent Soul True Persons, the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong would pursue them to the death.

"Demonic path demons, who break their word, how would anyone believe your rumors and fabricated events?"

Blood Bone True Person said coldly.

He likewise ignored the previous tension and handed over a storage bag.

He himself inspected what Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun had handed over; inside, a bloody smell was pungent, mixed with the clanging sound of swords, and the divine sense vaguely carried a tragic meaning of being torn apart.

……

"A thousand layers of refined iron, the top sword-forging material of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong, has been won by this distinguished guest..."

A palm-sized piece of refined iron fell into the hands of a cloaked figure, was taken away, and drew envious, probing gazes from the surrounding crowd.

This person was naturally Jiang Ding.

At the auction, two more composite sword-forging materials passed down from the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong appeared; he spent some spirit stones and heavenly treasures to win them, at a price only half that of a high-grade magical treasure, and that too at an auction.

As expected, he had been cheated by the Nine Union Merchant Guild.

He indeed possessed no talent in business, as had happened repeatedly.

Apart from sword-forging materials, he paid no attention to anything else—magical treasures, Gong Fa, opportunities within the cave abodes of great powers, and so on; he was simply uninterested.

"The second-ranked item is the same as always."

On the stone platform, Long Nianzhi smiled cheerfully: "A Yin-Flow Spirit Fruit with the effect of assisting Nascent Soul formation. After appraisal, it can increase the success rate of Nascent Soul formation by half a percent. A certain guest has entrusted our auction house to sell it."

"No spirit stones, no magical treasures, no heavenly treasures."

"Only the soul of a sword intent sword cultivator!"

"The starting price is ten souls of sword intent sword cultivators. Bidding begins now."

"Note: This house will not accept the souls of core disciples of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong. Any violators will be immediately handed over to the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong; there will be no leniency."

Long Nianzhi repeated sternly.

A Nascent Soul formation spirit object!

The light in the eyes of the surrounding Jin Dan cultivators instantly became scorching hot, infinitely greedy, vaguely showing signs of madness, as if they were about to lose reason and rush forward to snatch it.

Especially the old cultivators with little lifespan remaining were like this; they used immense willpower to restrain themselves.

A silence fell.

No one bid; there was only coarse and heavy breathing.

Sword intent sword cultivators!

In other places, perhaps it would be one thing, but within the territory of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong, this was practically equivalent to a core disciple of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong—powerful in strength, and able to call for help from peers and elders at any time. Anyone daring to act against them was no different from seeking death.

A long while passed.

"Would one soul of a sword intent sword cultivator suffice? I can make up the difference with spirit stones and heavenly treasures."

A black-robed figure asked tentatively.

This immediately drew many wary glances.

"Impossible."

On the stone platform, Long Nianzhi shook his head: "The guest who entrusted us does not lack such mundane things. We only want the soul of a sword intent sword cultivator. Ten is the starting price; not even one can be less."

"Ten..."

The black-robed figure sat down helplessly, full of reluctance.

Long Nianzhi looked at the others.

No one bid; a full quarter-hour passed with the same result.

"It seems this one will be unsold again."

Long Nianzhi shook his head: "The final item. I believe all of you are here for this. The famous Blazing Sun Copper. Please take a look."

He lifted the red cloth from the tray held by a maid, revealing a copper-colored iron ruler. A clanging sword sound resonated everywhere, causing many cultivators' souls to stir restlessly. It seemed as if many profound truths of the sword path floated in their minds, waves rising in their souls, as if something new was about to be born.

"Sword intent..."

Many sword path cultivators' faces flushed red.

Sword intent!

Once one comprehends sword intent, one immediately becomes a core disciple of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong, with status and position vastly different. Even if one cultivates to the peak of Jin Dan and waits over a hundred years, one naturally possesses the lowest-tier opportunity for a Nascent Soul, needing to fight or snatch for nothing.

In the vast territory of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong, resources are so abundant it is terrifying, belonging almost entirely to the few sword intent sword cultivators.

(End of this chapter)