Chapter 975

Even though Abbess Extinguisher was normally stern and serious, she was now amused by her senior brother's antics.

"You! You! So disrespectful of your age, behaving so rudely in front of the younger generation."

"How is it rude? I truly feel it's a pity."

Seeing Gu Hongzi, on the contrary, explained in all seriousness,

"Thinking of Master Yeyu, she can be considered a Yipaizhang Sect of supreme honor.

My junior sister's Extinguishing Sword and Absolute Sword actually defeated this Yipaizhang Sect of supreme honor — truly extraordinary!

I didn't get to see it, yet you ask how I could sleep at all."

As he spoke, Seeing Gu Hongzi even clutched his head and wept, looking as though he were deeply regretful.

"You! You! …"

Abbess Extinguisher knew this was her senior brother flattering her.

In truth, Seeing Gu Hongzi's talent and time entering the sect were both above her own.

It wasn't impossible that he had researched and created some Wu Gong.

It was just that he knew himself to be proud and arrogant, and normally yielded to her.

What he said now was also the same.

Just as she was about to say something, Zhou Zhiruo, who had been watching the show for a while, could no longer sit still. She stood up and said,

"Since Uncle-Master wishes to see, there's no harm in it.

It's only that Zhou Zhiruo truly bears injuries and cannot truly recreate the scene from that day."

"No need to recreate it. Just use the world-defying Extinguishing Sword and Absolute Sword, and let me study them well."

Seeing Gu Hongzi immediately clapped his hands in praise, not a trace of sorrow on his face.

"Alright! Zhou Zhiruo, then I'll trouble you. Don't push yourself, ha!"

Abbess Extinguisher smiled with satisfaction and nodded in agreement.

Zhou Zhiruo then took up the Heaven-Crushing Sword and began to perform the Extinguishing Sword and Absolute Sword.

In fact, the so-called Extinguishing Sword and Absolute Sword looked like two Liang Sect sword arts, but in truth they could indeed form a single sword art.

This was because these two sets of sword arts originated from the Thousand Phantasm Yin-Yang Sword Art within the Mount Emei sword arts.

This sword art was not created by the founder Guo Xiang.

It was discovered by Guo Xiang in a cave within a sea of clouds atop Mount Emei's Golden Summit.

The complete sword art consisted of one hundred and eight moves.

After Guo Xiang discovered it, even to this day she had been unable to fully comprehend it.

Later she brought her prized disciples to study it together.

Abbess Extinguisher's Extinguishing Sword and Absolute Sword were precisely comprehended from this profound sword art.

At this moment, Zhou Zhiruo, before her Master and Uncle-Master, though her meridians were blocked and her true qi was sluggish,

drew the Heaven-Crushing Sword in hand, her sword moved like a wandering dragon, and every thrust still gave one a chilling, awe-inspiring presence.

More importantly, this Heaven-Crushing Sword was no longer the original Heaven-Crushing Sword.

It was an immortal-grade Heaven-Crushing Sword bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.

Even though Zhou Zhiruo did not deliberately use it, the sword tip and blade still faintly emanated sword light.

When she executed the final two moves, one sword transformed into two.

When Extinguishing Sword and Absolute Sword were unleashed together,

two sharp sword auras shot out from the sword tip.

Wherever the sword aura passed, whether grass, trees, sand, or stone, even the courtyard wall was punched through with a hole.

This move was greatly beyond Zhou Zhiruo's expectations, and she couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

"Good!"

Seeing Gu Hongzi, upon seeing this, actually clapped his hands and cheered.

Abbess Extinguisher also smiled and nodded, saying,

"Zhou Zhiruo, your Extinguishing Sword and Absolute Sword are already incomparably skilled, and far surpass your Master's."

"Right, right! But the sword in your hand — how is it so sharp, and can even release sword aura? Could it be a divine weapon?"

At this moment, Seeing Gu Hongzi suddenly asked a question.

A divine weapon and an ordinary weapon were naturally very different.

Originally, the Great Ming Emei Sect had the Heaven-Crushing Sword, which was also a profound-grade divine weapon.

Unfortunately, to help Zhou Zhiruo improve, the founder did not hesitate to grind open this divine weapon and extract its secret.

At that time, when the divine weapon was destroyed, Seeing Gu Hongzi was the most distressed.

"…"

Zhou Zhiruo, hearing this, still did not know how to answer her Uncle-Master's question.

After all, this precious sword was precisely the Heaven-Crushing Sword.

Although it was immortal-grade, bestowed by the Heavenly Dao's Hundred Flowers Ranking, it was still a Heaven-Crushing Sword after all.

If fellow disciples found out, the founder and Master would surely ask her to hand it over.

Should she hand it over or not?

While she was hesitating, Abbess Extinguisher, prompted by Seeing Gu Hongzi, took a few more looks at this precious blade.

Vaguely, she felt it looked familiar, and couldn't help but ask,

"Zhou Zhiruo, this must be the Heaven-Crushing Sword, isn't it?"

"The Heaven-Crushing Sword? Wasn't it destroyed by the founder earlier for her sake?"

Hearing it was the Heaven's Reliance Sword, Gu Hongzi immediately denied it, then carefully observed it.

He found that although this treasured blade was plain and unadorned, looking utterly ordinary.

The sword body and sword guard bore no elaborate patterns.

Yet its shape was indeed not much different from the Heaven's Reliance Sword.

"Ah! It really is the Heaven's Reliance Sword!"

Back in the day, Gu Hongzi had relied on the sharpness of the Heaven's Reliance Sword to roam the jianghu for quite some time.

If not for Zhou Zhiruo needing it, the Heaven's Reliance Sword would not have been destroyed and would have stayed in his hands.

After receiving Abbess Extinguisher's reminder, Gu Hongzi finally recognized it.

So the immortal-grade Heaven's Reliance Sword was actually extremely similar to an ordinary Heaven's Reliance Sword.

Zhou Zhiruo could no longer deny it at this point. She could only sheathe the sword, walk over to the two of them, and say solemnly.

"Master, Martial Uncle, this is indeed the Heaven's Reliance Sword.

It's just that as for why this sect-guarding divine weapon left and then returned, the timing is not right now.

Once we return to the Nine Provinces, Zhiruo will explain.

Is that acceptable?"

Within the entire Emei Sect, apart from the founder, Abbess Extinguisher doted on Zhou Zhiruo the most.

Therefore, hearing Zhou Zhiruo say this, how could Abbess Extinguisher press further.

Instead, she took Zhou Zhiruo's hand and said patiently,

"Why say such things? As long as Zhiruo, you can be safe and sound, keep striving to climb the peak of martial arts, and spread the fame of our Mount Emei.

These trivial matters, speak of them if you will, and if not, then don't."

Actually, it was truly not that Zhou Zhiruo wanted to deliberately hide things from Abbess Extinguisher.

It was just that this Heaven's Reliance Sword was not only immortal-grade, but also contained a secret.

If spoken carelessly here, one must remember that walls have ears.

If overheard by others, it would only bring trouble.

Better not speak of it now, and wait until returning to the Nine Provinces.

By then, most people in the Nine Provinces would probably already know this secret, and who knows how many would covet it, openly or covertly.

Abbess Extinguisher and Gu Hongzi would naturally understand everything then.

"That's right too! Zhiruo not saying has her own difficulties; Martial Uncle shouldn't have asked."

Gu Hongzi also laughed heartily and let the matter drop.