Chapter 426: The Mercenary Group of One Person

This time, coming to the Otherworld Continent, the two people accompanying Lingyun were Chen Jing and Su Wanyue, respectively.

On one hand, this was their first time leaving their own world with Lingyun; on the other hand, after the great battle with the vampires, Luo Yexi and the others each had some minor insights and needed to go into seclusion to cultivate. Meanwhile, Chen Jing and the other had just broken through and were in a period where they needed to accumulate strength, so coming out to look around was a good choice, and thus the two followed by Lingyun's side.

This time, when Ruoxi was performing the cross-boundary positioning, the location chosen was not very good, directly teleporting Lingyun and the others into an incomparably vast forest. Because there was no fixed goal, the three of them walked and stopped in this forest, occasionally witnessing the unique Demon Beasts here. During this period, all kinds of magical Magic also opened the two women's eyes.

"Lingyun, this forest is too big, we have been walking for quite a while now, and we haven't seen any sign of people!" Chen Jing said to Lingyun as she pushed aside the bushes in front of her with a palm.

"No, I feel someone is rapidly advancing in our direction, they're here!"

Just as Lingyun's voice fell, a figure suddenly dropped down from a large tree and appeared before the three of them.

Aiweier had just caught her breath when she saw three figures appear in front of her. Having just escaped death, she couldn't help but be startled, subconsciously wanting to run away. But the breeze lingering around her dissipated at this moment, and Aiweier suddenly felt her feet go soft, her body lunging forward due to inertia.

"Whoa!" Seeing this girl who had fallen from the tree tumble toward her, Chen Jing gave a light cry and subconsciously reached out both hands to catch the girl.

With a "thud," Aiweier crashed straight into Chen Jing's arms; Chen Jing's body retreated a small step, steadily catching Aiweier.

"Pointy ears, a small body, and green hair—Lingyun, is this the Spirit from this Continent you mentioned?" Chen Jing asked Lingyun while holding the Spirit girl in her arms.

Aiweier, held in Chen Jing's arms, struggled slightly, only to find that her body had reached a limit from the frantic running just now; now, her whole body was limp, and she had no strength at all.

"That's right, the girl you are holding now is indeed a Spirit, but you must not underestimate her. Her strength at her peak is likely much stronger than anyone present here!" Lingyun said.

"Stronger than all of us at her peak?" Chen Jing looked at the girl in her arms with a curious face, "But she doesn't look very old!"

"The lifespan of a Spirit is very long. An ordinary Spirit's lifespan is ten times that of a human. If it's a High Elf, it's not an exaggeration for their lifespan to reach twenty or even thirty times that of a human!" Lingyun sized up Aiweier, who was limp in Chen Jing's arms. "The Spirit in your arms must be at least a hundred years old!"

"A hundred years old?" Chen Jing looked at the Spirit in her arms, a trace of disbelief in her eyes.

"There are people in the distance, and they are not friendly, let's leave here first!" Lingyun suddenly looked up into the distance, where members of a Slave Hunting Team were searching in this direction.

"Not friendly?" Chen Jing's gaze fell on Aiweier. "Lingyun, do you think their target could be her?"

"Given the base nature of certain nobles in this world, this is very likely. We'll take her with us!" Lingyun nodded. "Perhaps we can even learn some useful information from her mouth!"

"Alright, you take this Spirit!" Chen Jing pushed the Spirit in her arms directly into Lingyun's arms.

Lingyun took Aiweier and carried her directly onto his back, simultaneously extending several light ropes to secure her to his body. Suddenly, Lingyun's gaze fell upon the Long sword behind Aiweier, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Taking Aiweier along, the three of them simultaneously used Lightness Skill, and in the blink of an eye, they were far away from that area.

Aiweier, carried on Lingyun's back, was still a bit dazed, not knowing why she had been saved so inexplicably. Moreover, whether in their words, actions, or clothing, they seemed to have a sense of being out of place with this world.

The speed of Lingyun and the others was very fast, and before long, they arrived at a cave; this cave was where the three of them had spent the night yesterday.

"Hello, Spirit sister!" Chen Jing greeted Aiweier with a smile.

"Ah, um, hello!" Aiweier clearly hadn't recovered from this change, but she still subconsciously greeted Chen Jing. As a darling of nature, the Spirit Race was quite formidable in perception; in her perception, the people before her held no malice toward her.

"Sister is a Spirit, right? Spirits are the darlings of nature. Who are those people chasing you?" Chen Jing asked.

"Those people, they should be the legendary Slave Hunting Team," Aiweier said.

"Slave Hunting Team?" Hearing this name, both Chen Jing and the other frowned; having read quite a few otherworld novels, they naturally knew what this Slave Hunting Team meant.

"Don't worry, I have set up an Array in the surroundings; the people from the Slave Hunting Team won't be able to find this place!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Array? A Magic Array?" Aiweier muttered, her eyes rolling as she wondered what he was thinking.

"Sister, what is your name?" Su Wanyue leaned over to Aiweier's side and asked with some curiosity.

She and Chen Jing were both seeing a real Spirit for the first time, and they both had great interest in this Spirit they were seeing for the first time.

"Ah? My name? I'm called Aiweier!" Aiweier looked at the smile on Su Wanyue's face, and after hesitating for a moment, she still said her name.

"Sister Aiweier, my name is Chen Jing, she is Su Wanyue, and this is Lingyun," Chen Jing introduced to Aiweier with a smile.

"Nice to meet you!" A trace of a smile appeared on Aiweier's face.

"By the way, sister, what kind of sword is that behind you? I always feel that there is an unusual power on that sword," Su Wanyue asked.

"This sword?" Aiweier touched the Long sword behind her back that had caused her such misery, and slowly opened her mouth. "Actually, I don't know the origin of this sword either, but I have a guess about its background."

"A guess? What guess? Let's hear it!" Chen Jing said.

"This sword is very likely one of the Six Sacred Swords that ended the wars a thousand years ago!" Aiweier said with a mysterious look.

"The Holy War from a thousand years ago?" Chen Jing and the other looked at each other, their eyes full of curiosity.

"I think not many people know the details of this matter, but it just so happens that I have read records about this, so I will tell you about it!" Aiweier coughed lightly and said.

The Continent a thousand years ago could only be described as a chaotic era. The powerful Lord of the Demon World led the army of the Demon World and occupied almost half of the entire Continent. In that era, almost all races united to fight against the almost invincible Lord of the Demon World.

As the saying goes, chaotic times produce heroes. In that era, no one knew how many powerhouses emerged, but most of them fell before the throne of the Lord of the Demon World. This situation continued until the appearance of a mercenary group. The deeds of this mercenary group are still talked about by everyone to this day, and it is even listed as eternal glory by the Mercenary Guild. The name of this mercenary group was the Lingyun Mercenary Group. Therefore, the top mercenary group on this Continent today uses the title 'Lingyun', but this title has not been obtained by anyone for many years. However, in the eyes of others, this mercenary group has another more widely circulated name—the Mercenary Group of One Person.

Upon hearing the name of this mercenary group, both Chen Jing and the other subconsciously glanced at Lingyun quietly; they felt that this mercenary group might have an unspeakable connection with Lingyun. Lingyun smiled slightly at the two of them and didn't say anything.

"Lingyun Mercenary Group? The Mercenary Group of One Person, could it be that this mercenary group only had one person?" Chen Jing asked with interest.

"This, that's not it! The reason is even more legendary than the mercenary group having only one person!" Aiweier said with a smile. "The six people in the mercenary group, who came from all corners of the world, actually looked exactly the same, as if they were carved from the same mold. That's legendary enough, right!"

"Six people, exactly the same?" Chen Jing and Su Wanyue looked at each other, a trace of astonishment in their eyes. "By the way, what does this sword have to do with the Lingyun Mercenary Group?"

"Back then, the six people in the Lingyun Mercenary Group each possessed a Sacred Sword, and each precious sword controlled a powerful force, so the six also had the title of the Six Sword Saints. In the end, when they killed the Lord of the Demon World, they used these Six Sacred Swords. After the battle ended, the coalition generals at the time only saw the Lord of the Demon World pierced through his limbs, head, and chest by the Six Sacred Swords at the final battle site, while the six people of the Lingyun Mercenary Group had long since disappeared without a trace," Aiweier said.

"Then can you introduce these legendary six people to us?" Su Wanyue asked.

"That's no problem at all! Besides their peak Battle Qi and Magic, those six all had their own special abilities. The Biyang Sword Saint controlled special time Magic, the Qingxuan Sword Saint was himself a master of space Magic, the Xuangang Sword Saint possessed powerful summoning techniques, the Chiyang Sword Saint was a famous Alchemy master, the Youming Sword Saint could forge peerless divine weapons, and the Jiguang Sword Saint held countless lost Magic in his hands," Aiweier said, little stars appearing in her eyes when she mentioned these six people. "When these six joined forces, it could be said that no one on the entire Continent would be their opponent! At that time, I don't know how many outstanding women on the Continent fell for them, but unfortunately, in the end, they were all disappointed..."

Chen Jing peeked at the calm Lingyun, her eyes carrying an inexplicable smile. Lingyun felt somewhat embarrassed by Chen Jing's gaze and turned his eyes to other places.