Chapter 344: Iron Sword Sect (Seeking monthly votes)

Qingshan Mental Hospital.

"The Federation... has been defiled again."

Xu Sanyang had heavy dark circles under his eyes, his hair was messy like a chicken coop, and he was wearing a hospital gown.

Seeing Fang Xing, the first sentence he said was this.

Decades have passed, and this Wu Sheng of his is still in his prime.

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

But Dean Ye Lingxin next to him showed a look of pain: "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 crazy and 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 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 investigating... Recently, thanks to the clues you gave, the Federation has tracked down some people, but some have been dealt with, while others have not..."

Xu Sanyang sighed: "Because of background, power, concerns... even my Xu family is unwilling to offend too many big shots for a useless person like me. This is not the same as last time; these are true 'big shots'!"

"Coexistence Faction? Escape Faction?"

Fang Xing immediately thought of the suspects.

Even with "Laplace's Demon," there must be corruption within the high echelon of the Blue Star Federation.

Today, that Mecha Master Hengdong didn't mention anything.

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

"You know? What's the use?" 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 Sanyang had already fallen into complete delirium, hugging his knees, squatting in the corner of the room, looking at the void.

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

"Sorry to trouble you, Dean, to continue taking care of him."

Fang Xing's projection dissipated.

Star River Island.

'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.'

'Also, he is almost unable to hold on... It seems that the vest of the Sect Master of the Sect School needs to appear as soon as possible... whether to save people or to take revenge!'

Hanhai Cultivation World, Mingkun Island.

Sea Market Teleportation Array.

Buzz buzz!

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.

"Hello everyone, welcome to the Outer Sea Cultivation World. I am Ni Huolong, a deacon of Mingkun Island!"

Ni Huolong checked the array with a smile, exchanged pleasantries with several Golden Core cultivators, and then handed out several local jade slips, which contained the rules of the island.

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

"So it is Shi Zhishi Ni... The Master of Mingkun Island is famous in the cultivation world, able to fight the Master of Pengmo Island without losing. We admire him very much and will definitely abide by the rules."

Several Golden Core cultivators bowed in thanks, then walked out of the bronze hall, like a few drops of water, merging directly into the sea market.

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

This was a cave dwelling rented out by Mingkun Island, with spiritual energy supply from a top-tier Rank 3 spiritual vein.

For Golden Core cultivators, it was enough for cultivation.

The cave dwelling that this early-stage Golden Core cultivator entered was a mid-grade Rank 3 spiritual vein cave dwelling. Around the cave dwelling, it was planted with Rank 2 Iron-Heart Bamboo. This kind of spiritual plant appeared black and ink-colored, standing tall like a pine, and could only grow on metal mineral veins. It was an excellent material for refining spiritual weapon flying swords.

Although most flying swords were refined with metal materials, they were also easily restrained by special meta-magnetic techniques.

Changing to wood-attribute flying swords would not have 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.

Calling it a cave dwelling, it was actually a small palace. At the entrance stood a huge archway with the three vigorous characters "Iron Sword Sect" written on it.

Several streams of light flew out, all of them Golden Core cultivators. Seeing the three people who arrived, a hint of joy appeared on their faces: "Zhou Shidi, two nephews, you are here?"

"Yes, although there were some twists and turns along the way, and we encountered an attack by a Rank 3 'Sea-Plundering Swallow'... but it was not particularly dangerous. Instead, I killed that demon king with one sword and took its inner core..."

Zhou Shidi smiled slightly and took out a gray-white Rank 3 inner core: "Just in time to hand it over to Senior Brother Huolong to refine a few furnaces of pills to increase the magic power for the sect members..."

Mentioning this, a female cultivator among the several Golden Core cultivators hesitated: "Now that our Iron Sword Sect has come to the Outer Sea to expand, it is the time to use people. I am afraid we have to be eager for quick success and instant benefits, and use demon cores to cultivate False Core True People..." "False Core cultivators, can they still be considered Golden Core True People?" Zhou Shidi said with disdain.

"Sigh... You guys take the two nephews to settle down first, and then go see Senior Brother Huolong."

The female cultivator sighed.

A moment later, Zhou Shidi entered a cave dwelling and felt a scorching heat rushing towards him.

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

His eyebrows were crimson, his whole body's energy was as sharp as a sword, and his cultivation had reached the late stage of Golden Core, which could be considered a great cultivator in the Outer Sea.

"Senior Brother Huolong."

Zhou Shidi bowed immediately.

This person was the one with the highest cultivation of the Iron Sword Sect in the Outer Sea—True Person Huolong!

"Hmm."

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

Judging by the technique, it was surprisingly mysterious.

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

Zhou Shidi looked respectful.

"The Master of Mingkun Island is rumored to be able to fight mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, not to mention that he has an elder who is even more powerful... My restriction can only guarantee that even if a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator's divine sense eavesdrops, they will inevitably be discovered, but there is no way to deal with a 'Great Great Zhenjun's' divine sense."

True Person Huolong shook his head.

A late-stage Nascent Soul Great Great Zhenjun has qualitative changes and surges in both magic power and divine sense, and cannot be mentioned in the same breath as ordinary Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

He sighed, his expression turned serious, and he looked at Zhou Shidi: "The Inner Sea... how is it?"

"Reporting to Senior Brother... I just received news from the Inner Sea that 'Great Great Zhenjun Master Xu Yun' and 'Great Zhenjun Lei Jian' fought, destroying his dharma body and capturing his Nascent Soul... The Lei Jian lineage is afraid that it has been cut off."

Zhou Shidi's expression was solemn.

"Damn it!"

True Person Huolong was furious: "If my Origin Yuan Shen Jian Zong were still here, how would a mere Great Great Zhenjun dare to capture and kill my Nascent Soul Great Zhenjun?"

Zhou Shidi couldn't help but be silent.

Since the Origin Yuan Shen Jian Zong sank, the disciples outside have been met with all kinds of greedy eyes.

Even the Nascent Soul True Monarchs 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 with the Origin Yuan Shen Jian Zong from the beginning, barely survived.

But there was a risk of exposure from time to time.

True Person Huolong thought for a while and sighed again: "The Lei Jian lineage inherited the 'Thunderbolt Sword Canon.' 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 one wants to have hope for Spirit Severing, one must eventually return to the right path of the 'Thunderbolt Sword Canon.' If one fights with all their might, it is inevitable that their foundation will be seen through..."

"Of the sect's five lineages, the Gold 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 Lei Jian lineage has been destroyed, the orthodoxy of the Origin Yuan Shen Jian Zong in Hanhai is left with only our Wanmiao lineage."

Zhou Shidi nodded, seemingly thinking of the earnest instructions of his mentor back then, as well as the oaths he had made: "The 'Wonderful Music Ten Thousand Directions Sword Canon' inherited by our Wanmiao lineage is known as 'Ten Thousand Transformations Without Directions,' capable of turning into any mid-grade or low-grade sword technique. The founder was far-sighted and used the Five Elements Sword Technique to dominate. The Five Elements Sword Technique is everywhere in the cultivation world, so there was not much suspicion..."

"The founder only hoped that our Iron Sword Sect would prosper from generation to generation, and that a Great Great Zhenjun would emerge, and then go to the ancestral land to retrieve the 'Spirit Void Sword Scripture' to glorify the Origin Yuan Shen Jian Zong..."

True Person Huolong smiled bitterly: "As a result, after the mentor passed away, I was unable to do what I wanted, and the Iron Sword Sect couldn't even stay in the Inner Sea..."

"This is not Senior Brother's fault..." Zhou Shidi persuaded, and took out a jade box from his storage bag: "This is what Jiang Shijie Yan entrusted me to hand over to Senior Brother... For this item, Jiang Shijie Yan fought many sword battles, and now she is still being hunted by the 'Yu Hua Hall' of the Inner Sea. I am afraid that she is already... in dire straits!"

"Junior Sister Yan..."

True Person Huolong suddenly felt a burst of sadness. In his memory, it was as if he had returned to his youth, carefree in the Iron Sword Sect, dueling with his junior sister.

He sighed and blew gently.

A 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, there was faintly a irritable ape roaring at the sky.

"Is this actually a Rank 4 Great Demon's Essence Great Core?"

Zhou Shidi watched this scene, his eyes staring straight.

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

The talisman on the jade box, if not opened with the Fire Dragon True Essence as a key, would likely destroy the item inside directly.

"Junior Sister Yan, she really put her heart into it... It seems that our Iron Sword Sect's family assets in the Inner Sea were all sold by her to exchange for this Essence Great Core."

True Person Huolong let out a long breath slowly.

A Rank 4 Essence Great Core has many uses, but for Golden Core cultivators, its greatest effect is to cooperate with other spiritual medicines to refine the "Nascent Soul Condensation Pill"!

Although refining the Nascent Soul Condensation Pill with an Essence Great Core often only results in one pill, and wastes auxiliary medicines severely, and the effect is not as good as the genuine Nascent Soul Condensation Pill.

But it is a rare opportunity for Nascent Soul condensation in the Hanhai cultivation world!

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