Chapter 445: Dark Holy Sword

"Get up first, and tell me what exactly happened to the Charm Spirit Clan!"

Lingyun waved his hand, and Xuanying suddenly felt an irresistible force acting upon him, lifting him up.

Under Xuanying's narration, Lingyun finally understood why the Charm Spirit Clan, who had lived in seclusion for years, had appeared on the Continent again as assassins.

Fifty years ago, a mysterious Long sword descended from the sky and fell heavily into the secluded territory of the Charm Spirit Clan. The peace of the Charm Spirit's secluded land, which had lasted for nearly a thousand years, was broken from then on. The powerful dark power carried by the Long sword even made the Charm Spirit Clan's secluded land more suitable for their cultivation and life.

However, such a good thing did not last long before the elders in the clan discovered the hidden dangers within it. Although the Long sword was constantly releasing Dark Element, along with the Dark Element, a very strange Demon Qi was also being released. This Demon Qi could allow a person's strength to experience a fountain-like increase in a short period of time, but as a price, those whose strength surged would become irritable and prone to anger, while also possessing a strong tendency toward bloodlust.

This situation quickly alerted the Great Elder. After discussing and analyzing it with other Elders, they reached a shocking conclusion: the Demon Qi on this Long sword had many similarities to the Demon Qi on the body of the Lord of the Demon World back then. If this continued, the entire Charm Spirit Clan would once again become cruel beasts that only knew how to kill. And in the current environment, if the Charm Spirit Clan appeared on the Continent again, they would definitely face the fate of being completely exterminated.

With the danger of extermination at hand, the Great Elder of the Charm Spirit Clan made a prompt decision. Joining forces with several other powerhouses in the clan, they used themselves as the base of an array to seal the sword of unknown origin. At the same time, the Charm Spirit Clan, which had lived in seclusion, emerged once again, traveling everywhere to resolve the crisis of their clan's extermination.

For Demon Qi, the Natural Power of the Spirit is one of its strongest nemeses. Over the years, more than half of the items containing Natural Power produced by the Spirit Race that circulated throughout the Continent fell into the hands of the Charm Spirit Clan through various channels, and were subsequently used to neutralize the Demon Qi overflowing from that Long sword.

But even so, the Demon Qi overflowing from the Long sword was still constantly strengthening, and the Seal Array laid down by the Charm Spirit Clan had already begun to show signs of collapse. At this critical moment, a piece of information suddenly emerged from that Long sword, and along with it appeared some of the aura that was currently entwined in Lingyun's hands. The content of the information stated that if one could find someone capable of extracting this power from them, they would be able to disperse the Demon Qi and save the Charm Spirit Clan. This was the reason why Xuanying was so excited after seeing Lingyun extract a wisp of black aura from his body.

Listening to Xuanying's account, Lingyun already knew the origin of that Long sword of unknown origin in the Charm Spirit Clan. If he was not mistaken, that sword should be the Dark Holy Sword, one of the six Spirit Swords from back then.

"So that's how it is. How much longer can your Seal Array hold?" Lingyun asked.

"If we assume the worst, there are still three months left," Xuanying said.

"Three months, huh?" Lingyun pondered for a moment, then said, "I have one more place to go right now and cannot go directly to your clan. However, within two months, I will definitely go to your clan's settlement to take a look!"

"May I ask where you are going, sir?" Xuanying asked cautiously.

"Morning Light Forest!"

"Uh, sir, Morning Light Forest is the largest settlement of the Spirit Race on the Continent, and the Spirit Race is currently experiencing some situations. Will it be dangerous for you to go there?" Xuanying asked softly.

"I still have some friendship with the Spirit Race; I believe they will not make things difficult for me," Lingyun said slowly.

Looking at Lingyun's demeanor, Xuanying knew that Lingyun had made up his mind to go to Morning Light Forest. He could not stop Lingyun, so he simply took a Token from his Space Ring and handed it to Lingyun with both hands.

"Sir, this is the Supreme Token of our Spirit Pavilion. Our clan has a branch in Yueguang Zhi Cheng on the outskirts of Morning Light Forest. If you have any needs, you can take this Token to the Spirit Pavilion, and the Spirit Pavilion will definitely do its best to fulfill them for you!"

Lingyun put away the Token and formed seals with both hands. Purification Light and Red Lotus Karmic Fire appeared simultaneously, forming a small Double Domain in front of him. Xuanying looked at the Double Domain in Lingyun's hands, his hair standing on end all over his body. His intuition was frantically warning him that he could not get close to that small Light Ball, or he would definitely die.

"Condense!" Following Lingyun's soft shout, the Double Domain in front of him shrank again, finally turning into a golden-red crystal the size of a fist.

"This is?" Xuanying looked at the crystal in Lingyun's hand with some curiosity.

"After you go back, place this thing next to that sword; it can prevent the Demon Qi from dissipating!" Lingyun said nonchalantly.

Xuanying took the crystal from Lingyun's hand with a look of surprise, then his figure turned into a shadow and swept toward the depths of the grassland. Looking at the direction he left in, that place should be a fortress on the grassland. It was said that there was a Teleportation Array in the fortress; presumably, he wanted to rush back to his clan as quickly as possible to see if the crystal Lingyun gave him was effective.

"First the Wind Holy Sword, then the Dark Holy Sword. Could it be that by returning this time, I might be able to gather the six Spirit Swords together again?" Lingyun looked at Xuanying, who had disappeared into the distance, shook his head slightly, and then, with a flash of his figure, he disappeared from where he stood.

"Lingyun, you're back?" Seeing Lingyun appear in the tent, Chen Jing and the others immediately surrounded him. "What about that assassin?"

"He left, and I have to go to their clan once in the future; there are some things there that need me to resolve!" Lingyun said.

"Their clan? Could it be that the assassin is not Human?" Aiweier asked with some surprise.

"That's right, but the matter on his side will have to wait until after I finish going to Morning Light Forest!" Lingyun said. "By the way, Aiweier, do you have any news about the other Holy Swords?"

"In fact, the Six Great Holy Swords have long since gone missing. Apart from the Wind Holy Sword I currently have, the only thing I can guess is that the Light Holy Sword should be in the hands of the Holy See; perhaps it is the Holy Sword worshipped by the Holy See!" Aiweier said.

"The Holy See's Holy Sword?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. This sword appeared in the hands of the Holy See over a hundred years ago. Because the sword carried powerful light power, it was worshipped as a Holy Sword by the Holy See as soon as it appeared. Now that sword should be in the Shengdian of the Holy See," Aiweier said.

"Wind Holy Sword, Dark Holy Sword, Light Holy Sword—counting it this way, there is already news of three Spirit Swords. If the six Spirit Swords gather together again, I wonder if the measures I laid down in the swords back then will still be effective?" Lingyun chuckled and looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.