Chapter 170: In the Snow, and the End of the Wu Family Sword Tomb (Requesting Monthly Votes)

"All that talk about passion, but aren't you just clinging to someone else's leg?"

The Lunhuizhe Wu Xian rolled his eyes, feeling utterly defeated by this bunch of layabouts.

"That's not clinging to a leg—it's helping your own kind!"

"Exactly! If you don't help your own, what's left of justice?"

"Well said!"

The three newcomers all rebutted in righteous indignation, yet the overwhelming "layabout" aura radiating from them made the Lunhuizhe Wu Xian unable to bear looking, wishing desperately to wake up in reality right now.

Zzzzzz—

Perhaps even the mysterious space couldn't watch any longer; at that moment, two more figures slowly materialized: Wu Xian from the Ancient Martial World and Wu Xian from the Snow World.

"Ancient Martial Master!" —x3

The three newcomers burst into cheers upon seeing the former.

Immediately, they rushed over and engaged in an intimate, male-on-male, male-upon-male interaction with Ancient Martial Wu Xian, eagerly chasing updates—leaving Snow World Wu Xian standing frozen in the wind, utterly bewildered.

"Sigh… you'll get used to it eventually. We're all one family—you understand."

The Lunhuizhe Wu Xian walked over, patted Snow World Wu Xian on the shoulder to comfort him, and exchanged memories from this period.

Earlier, when confronting the heart demon, all Wu Xians had gathered, but that occurred within his mind, with no memory-sharing capability; now was the perfect chance to make up for it, and to transmit the micro-level control of the Fourth Gene Lock to the other.

"Huh!"

The Lunhuizhe Wu Xian suddenly let out a soft exclamation, then stared wide-eyed at Snow World Wu Xian, his tone filled with amazement: "Just a short while apart, and your progress is this fast? Are you planning to skip straight to the finale?"

"Not yet. The Snow World still has the Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Court. Forget the Lord of the Heavenly Court—even the Five Directional Emperors aren't ordinary Celestials or Immortals. Before I fully break through the Fourth Level, I'm not ready to clash head-on with those bastards…"

As Snow World Wu Xian spoke, a look of recollection surfaced on his face.

…

Snow World, Jianzhou.

In Jiangdong's Jin City, there was a teahouse.

As everyone knows, besides specialized intelligence organizations like the Hundred Knowledge Hall, the two places in the martial world where news is easiest to gather are brothels and teahouses.

It's easy to understand why brothels gather news.

After all, appetite and desire are human nature; before beauty, men are often ruled by their lower heads.

Among those virtuous beauties in brothels, at least six out of ten are undercover agents gathering intelligence.

With their skills, a mere whisper in the pillow can easily yield information from every sect and underworld faction.

Moreover, many martial sects secretly run intelligence businesses, and brothels—being such a mix of good and bad—are perfect for hiding their illicit dealings.

As for why teahouses rival brothels as intelligence sanctuaries, it's equally simple.

Martial artists are still human; when traveling and thirsty, they need tea to quench thirst, sometimes wine, and a few peanuts, and suddenly they'll spill every secret.

Today, in this teahouse named "Youjian Teahouse," many martial figures had gathered.

Among them, over a dozen traveling martial heroes were downing bowls of strong liquor, enthusiastically discussing the gossip of the past few months—especially one legendary figure frequently mentioned lately.

Sword Demon!

Clearly, this is a title; yet to bear such an arrogant title and still be alive means this person's abilities cannot be underestimated.

Know that "god" and "demon" have always been equals; the last man called "Sword God" was Li Chungang, who single-handedly suppressed the entire martial world, the last universally recognized Number One, considered the only genius in a thousand years who could rival Lu Zu in swordsmanship.

But now, Sword God Li Chungang has vanished for nearly half a century, yet a Sword Demon has appeared—does this mean he can match Li Chungang?

No one knows the answer, but in terms of personal achievements, this Sword Demon is no less than the old Sword God.

Because half a year ago, he single-handedly destroyed the most renowned sword sanctuary in the martial world—Wu Family Sword Tomb!

To be fair, without exaggeration, the Wu Family Sword Tomb's reputation among all sword practitioners wasn't good.

This was because there once existed a saying in the martial world: any swordsman wishing to truly make a name for himself must first visit the Wu Family Sword Tomb.

Only by truly testing himself against Wu family members or Wu sword slaves, walking out alive from the tomb, and taking a famed sword from a grave could one be considered accomplished in swordsmanship.

If not, it was simple: stay and become a sword slave.

This rule was extremely tyrannical, yet the Wu Family Sword Tomb undeniably had the right to be so.

The Wu family had been renowned for eight hundred years, tracing back to the Qin Dynasty, and survived through several mighty dynasties that vied for dominance over the Central Plains.

Though dynasties rose and fell, the Wu Family Sword Tomb endured, and every few decades, an extraordinary sword prodigy would emerge.

For example, six hundred years ago, the Number One Swordsmaster was Wu Qiong of the Wu family, who dominated the martial world at age thirty-one; at the founding of the Da Feng Dynasty, the foremost swordsman was still Wu He, head of that generation of the Wu family.

At its peak, the Wu family's Nine Swords shattered ten thousand cavalry, shocking the world and firmly establishing their status as a top-tier martial force.

Thus, despite inner resentment, all martial figures could not deny one truth: in the sword world, there were only two peaks—one was Wu family, the other was every other swordsman outside Wu family.

But now, the sword world's peaks had been reduced to just one.

The architect of this outcome was the Sword Demon mentioned earlier.

Rumor had it that the Sword Demon was originally a Wu family member, but not a direct heir—he was a bastard found outside the family.

The Wu Family Sword Tomb had always treated such "impure-blood" bastards harshly, raising them as death servants, selecting the strongest through a "cultivating poison" method.

Only after confirming their loyalty would the Wu family teach them advanced sword arts, using them as high-level enforcers, similar in status to sword slaves, even inferior.

The best fate for these bastards was to become the current Sword Crown's sword attendant; the rest were forbidden to leave the Wu Family Sword Tomb for life, dying there in obscurity.

This cruel tradition had lasted for centuries.

During this time, some bastards with extraordinary talent had attempted rebellion, but all were easily crushed by the Wu family's many sword masters, stirring not the slightest ripple.

Yet this time, the Wu family had suffered a total collapse.

No special reason—simply because the Sword Demon's talent was too overwhelming; at merely eighteen, his cultivation had already reached the First Rank, and his combat prowess was terrifyingly extraordinary.

Single-handedly, he severely wounded the current Wu family head, then slew three Grand Immortal Realm elders and twelve First Rank Golden Body swordsmen of the Wu family.

As for the rest of the Wu family, it was said he individually shattered their martial foundations, destroying their sword hearts, leaving the once-mighty Wu Family Sword Tomb with not a single person left able to lift a sword.

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