Chapter 344: Iron Sword Gate (Seeking monthly tickets)

Qingshan Mental Hospital.

"The Federation... is filthy again."

Xu Xu Sanyang had heavy dark circles under his eyes, his hair messy like a bird's nest, wearing a hospital gown.

Seeing Fang Xing, his first sentence was this.

Decades had passed, and this Martial Saint of his was still in his prime.

After all, Martial Saints have long lifespans, and he was still in his youth.

But Dean Ye Ye Lingxin nearby showed a look of pain: "Xu Sanyang's condition has been deteriorating over the years. Now he can only be clear-headed for about an hour a month. The rest of the time he is either sleeping, or crazed, delirious... I have spent a lot of effort to barely keep his body from 'Evil Object-ification,' but it's hard to say about his mental state..."

"You brat, you actually projected yourself to see me... how can you visit a patient empty-handed." Xu Xu Sanyang looked at Fang Xing, who was empty-handed and just a projection, and shook his head: "Also, I'm fine... although I'm mostly not clear-headed."

"What did you mean by that sentence earlier?"

Fang Xing was silent for a moment before asking.

"When I was clear-headed, I never gave up on investigating... Recently, thanks to the clues you gave, the Federation has tracked down some people, but some were dealt with, while others were not..."

Xu Xu Sanyang sighed: "Because of background, energy, concerns... even my Xu family is unwilling to offend too many big shots for a useless person like me. This is different from last time; these are true 'big shots'!"

"Coexistence faction? Escape faction?"

Fang Xing immediately thought of the suspects.

Even with 'Laplace's Demon,' corruption must have appeared within the high echelon of the Blue Star Federation.

Today, Mecha Master Hengdong didn't mention anything.

It wasn't just caution; it might even be indifference... after all, they were just two Martial Saints.

"You know? What's the use?" Xu Xu Sanyang's eyes gradually lost focus: "Even if we ascend to Martial God... I'm afraid we won't have enough power to take revenge."

"Give me a name." Fang Xing's voice was low.

"So many stars... stars are flying..." But Xu Xu Sanyang had completely fallen into delirium, hugging his knees, squatting in the corner of the room, staring into the void.

"This time, he was only clear for 59 minutes and 12 seconds..." Ye Ye Lingxin looked at Xu Xu Sanyang, full of worry.

"Trouble the Dean to continue taking care of him."

Fang Xing's projection dissipated.

Star River Island.

'Xu Xu Sanyang, does he not know, or can he not say?'

Fang Xing walked out of the holographic virtual cabin, deep in thought.

'After all... the virtual network must be monitored.'

'And, he is about to reach his limit... It seems my avatar as the Master of the Sect Faction needs to appear as soon as possible... whether to save people or to take revenge!'

Hanhai Cultivation World, Master Mingkun Island.

Sea Market Teleportation Array.

Hum hum!

With a flash of light, several figures appeared, including men and women, old and young, most of whom were at the Golden Core cultivation level.

"Greetings everyone, welcome to the Outer Sea Cultivation World, I am Ni Ni Huolong, Deacon of Master Mingkun Island!"

Ni Ni Huolong smiled and checked the array, exchanged pleasantries with several Golden Core cultivators, and then handed out several local jade slips containing the island's rules.

These were all standard procedures; over the decades, he had become almost numb to them.

"So it is Deacon Ni... Island Master Master Mingkun's might shakes the cultivation world, able to fight the Island Master of Pengmo to a draw, we admire him greatly and will certainly abide by the rules."

Several Golden Core cultivators thanked him and then walked out of the bronze palace, like drops of water, merging directly into the sea market.

One of the early-stage Golden Core cultivators, with two Foundation Establishment nephews, strolled around the market for a while before entering a cave dwelling.

This was a cave dwelling rented out by Master Mingkun Island, with spiritual energy supply up to a top-tier Third Rank spiritual vein.

For Golden Core cultivators, it was enough for cultivation.

The early-stage Golden Core cultivator entered a mid-tier Third Rank spiritual vein cave dwelling. Around the dwelling were planted Second Rank Iron-Heart Bamboo. This type of spiritual plant presented a black ink color, standing tall like pine, only growing on metal ore veins, and was an excellent material for refining spiritual flying swords.

Although most flying swords are refined from metal materials, they are easily restrained by special meta-magnetic techniques.

Switching to wood-attribute flying swords avoids this problem.

The early-stage Golden Core cultivator walked into the bamboo forest, easily passed through a layer of illusion array, and arrived at the cave dwelling.

It was called a cave dwelling, but it was actually a small palace, with a huge archway standing at the entrance, inscribed with the three vigorous characters "Iron Sword Gate."

Several streams of light flew out, all Golden Core cultivators. Seeing the three who arrived, a hint of joy appeared on their faces: "Junior Brother Zhou, two nephews, you have arrived?"

"Yes, although there were some twists and turns along the way, and we encountered an attack by a Third Rank 'Sea-Plundering Swallow'... but it wasn't particularly dangerous, and I killed that demon king with one sword and took its inner core..."

Junior Brother Zhou smiled slightly and took out a gray-white Third Rank inner core: "Just in time to hand it to Senior Brother Ni Huolong to refine a few furnaces of pills to increase the mana of our sect members..."

Mentioning this, one of the female cultivators among the Golden Core cultivators hesitated: "Now that our Iron Sword Gate has come to the Outer Sea to expand, it is the time to use people. I'm afraid we have to be a bit eager for quick success and use demon cores to cultivate False Core True People..." "False Core cultivators, can they still be considered Golden Core True People?" Junior Brother Zhou said with disdain.

"Sigh... you take the two nephews to settle down first, then go see Senior Brother Ni Huolong."

The female cultivator sighed.

A moment later, Junior Brother Zhou entered a cave dwelling and felt a scorching heat rushing toward him.

In the cave dwelling was a Fire Dragon Pill Cauldron, and in front of the cauldron sat a bearded man.

His eyebrows were crimson, and his aura was sharp as a sword. His cultivation had reached the late-stage Golden Core level, which could be considered a great cultivator of the Outer Sea.

"Senior Brother Ni Huolong."

Junior Brother Zhou bowed immediately.

This person was the highest-cultivation member of the Iron Sword Gate in the Outer Sea—True Person Ni Huolong!

"Hmm."

True Person Ni Huolong flicked his finger, and layers of restrictions sealed the entire cave dwelling.

Judging by the technique, it was incredibly profound.

"Senior Brother's 'Wonderful Music Dharma Restriction' is becoming more and more profound. I'm afraid even the Island Master of Master Mingkun would find it difficult to probe this place."

Junior Brother Zhou looked respectful.

"The Island Master of Master Mingkun is rumored to be able to fight mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, not to mention he has an elder who is even more powerful... My restriction can only ensure that even if a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator's divine sense eavesdrops, they will inevitably be discovered, but it is helpless against the divine sense of a 'Great True Lord'."

True Person Ni Huolong shook his head.

A late-stage Nascent Soul Great True Lord has qualitative changes and surges in both mana and divine sense, and cannot be mentioned in the same breath as ordinary Nascent Soul True People.

He sighed, his expression turning serious as he looked at Junior Brother Zhou: "The Inner Sea... how is it?"

"Reporting to Senior Brother... I just received news from the Inner Sea that 'Great True Lord Master Xu Yun' and 'True Lord Leijian' fought, destroying his dharma body and capturing his Nascent Soul... The Leijian lineage is likely extinct."

Junior Brother Zhou's expression was solemn.

"Damn it!"

True Person Ni Huolong was furious: "If our Origin Spirit Sword Sect were still here, how would a mere Great True Lord dare to capture and kill our Nascent Soul True Person?"

Junior Brother Zhou was silent.

Ever since the Origin Spirit Sword Sect sank, the disciples outside had been met with various greedy gazes.

Even the Nascent Soul True People who happened to be traveling outside all met with misfortune; it was simply a gluttonous feast for the cultivation world back then.

Only a few "hidden lineages," which had no overt connection to the Origin Spirit Sword Sect from the beginning, barely survived.

But there was always the risk of exposure.

True Person Ni Huolong thought for a moment and sighed again: "The Leijian lineage inherited the 'Thunderbolt Sword Canon,' and thunder-attribute sword techniques were originally rare in the cultivation world. Even after changing their appearance, it was fine during Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, but after Nascent Soul, if they wanted to hope for Transformation, they would eventually have to return to the 'Thunderbolt Sword Canon' path. If they fought with all their might, it was inevitable that their foundation would be seen through..."

"Of the five lineages of the sect, the Golden Sword lineage fled to the Outer Domain long ago and has had no news. The Killing Sword lineage only accepts one person per generation and is the most mysterious. The Flying Immortal lineage joined the Misty Immortal Palace. Now that the Leijian lineage has been wiped out, our Wanyao lineage is the only orthodox one left of the Origin Spirit Sword Sect in Hanhai."

Junior Brother Zhou nodded, seemingly thinking of the earnest instructions and oaths made by his late master: "The 'Wonderful Music Myriad Directions Sword Canon' inherited by our Wanyao lineage is known as 'Myriad Transformations Without Directions,' capable of transforming into any mid-tier or low-tier sword technique. Our founder was far-sighted and used the Five Elements Sword Technique to dominate, and since the Five Elements Sword Technique is everywhere in the cultivation world, there was little suspicion..."

"The founder only hoped that our Iron Sword Gate would prosper from generation to generation, produce a Great True Lord, and then go to the ancestral land to retrieve the 'Spirit Void Sword Scripture' and glorify the Origin Spirit Sword Sect..."

True Person Ni Huolong smiled bitterly: "As a result, after Master passed away, I was powerless, and the Iron Sword Gate couldn't even stay in the Inner Sea..."

"This is not Senior Brother's fault..." Junior Brother Zhou persuaded, taking a jade box from his storage bag: "This is what Senior Sister Yan entrusted me to hand to Senior Brother... For this item, Senior Sister Yan fought many sword battles, and is now being hunted by the 'Yuhua Palace' of the Inner Sea, I'm afraid she is already... in dire straits!"

"Senior Sister Yan..."

True Person Ni Huolong felt a wave of sadness, as if his memory returned to his youth, carefree in the Iron Sword Gate, dueling with his junior sister.

He sighed and blew gently.

A stream of Fire Dragon True Essence emerged and merged into the talisman on the jade box.

The talisman burned without wind, and the jade box opened slowly, revealing a crimson inner core inside.

Inside the inner core, a violent ape could be faintly seen roaring toward the sky.

"Is this a Fourth Rank Great Demon's Essence Core?"

Junior Brother Zhou watched this scene, his eyes staring.

He only knew that Senior Sister Yan had an important item to pass on, but he didn't expect it to be such an important item!

If the talisman on the jade box wasn't opened with the Fire Dragon True Essence as a key, I'm afraid it would have directly destroyed the item inside.

"Senior Sister Yan, she truly put her heart into it... It seems our Iron Sword Gate's family fortune in the Inner Sea was all sold by her to exchange for this Essence Core."

True Person Ni Huolong let out a long breath.

A Fourth Rank Essence Core has many uses, but for Golden Core cultivators, its greatest effect is to cooperate with other spiritual medicines to refine the "Nascent Soul Pill"!

Although refining the Nascent Soul Pill with an Essence Core often only produces one pill, it wastes auxiliary medicines severely, and the effect is not as good as a genuine Nascent Soul Pill.

But it is a rare opportunity for Nascent Soul in the Hanhai Cultivation World!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 345 =====