Chapter 68

Jiang Yu didn't want to cause trouble, so she took the ticket and left, but trouble came to bother her.

From a slanting thrust an object flew toward her, reaching her side; she shifted her foot slightly and swiftly dodged, yet the object pursued her relentlessly.

Inside the shop, numerous assistants and customers hastily retreated; Jiang Yu saw clearly it was a pill bottle, and with a swish she flashed to behind the attendant who had been serving her.

Today this young master is in a good mood, so I'm giving this to you—what are you dodging for?" The boy from just now swished open his folding fan and laughed, no longer controlling the pill bottle to chase people.

The girl beside him, however, gave a cold stare.

She's totally messed up! Jiang Yu swiftly retreated two steps, and with a flick of her form she was already outside the shop.

The girl let out a cold snort and sent a mental message: 'Hong Shixiong, I don't appreciate your kindness; you're wasting your enthusiasm.'

What do you know? This little cultivator is the person my family's neighboring Min clan is looking for.

Did you see her speed just now? Perhaps we'll encounter her in the fruit-seizing competition arena." Young Master Hong flicked his spiritual power, recalling the pill bottle.

Hong Shizhi, why are you acting recklessly in the shop? Come up and explain clearly, or punishment will surely follow." At that moment, a Nascent Soul cultivator upstairs sent a mental transmission.

Jiang Yu had no idea that Wanbao Pavilion had a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge; she was too accustomed to the shops of Heavenly Origin, where only Golden Core cultivators were responsible, and Nascent Soul cultivators rarely appeared in person.

At that moment, upon returning to the inn room, she immediately set up the Yellow Springs Welcoming Formation, activated the protective invisibility, and then flashed into the space.

Jiang Tu also let out a cold snort: 'You should have controlled the pill bottle back then and smashed him.'

If I dodge, it's fine; but if I strike back, it becomes a brawl.

You see, among the Foundation Establishment cultivators in Wanbao Pavilion, not a single one tried to stop him, which shows he's not ordinary." She absolutely did not want to be taken away by the law enforcement team, facing both detention and a fine.

Hardly had his words fallen when someone said: 'The Foundation Establishment attendant was stopped by the Nascent Soul cultivator upstairs, which is why he didn't act.'

'Who?' The two Jangs instantly raised their defenses; outside the water spiritual power protective shield, and Jiang Yu's protective bracelet added another layer of protection outside.

Whoosh, a hiltless sword flew out of the wooden hut: 'Hehe, naturally it's me, the old man.'

Jiang Yu: 'Artifact spirit?'

Jiang Tu: 'Remnant soul!'

This sword is strange." Ao Ze noticed the abnormality and also ran out of his room.

Hmph, no matter what you are, show yourself at once." While speaking, Jiang Yu already used her divine sense to control the sword's body; for things she has acknowledged as her master, she usually adds extra refinement in daily use to better drive them.

So as soon as the thought arose, the sword body was immediately pressed into the ground: 'Jiang Tu, activate the seal.'

The sword tried to fly out, but she continuously formed seals, pressing it down firmly until only an inch of the blade remained above ground.

Jiang Tu realized: it is the master of the entire Dragon Pearl, with power over life and death at will.

Only see its magical power surge, and it chants incantations under its breath.

In no time, it enveloped the sword's body and everything within three zhang around it in an inverted water ball, continually squeezing it so the sword buzzed but could not be pulled out of the ground.

Ao Ze also summoned his natal spirit fire, ready to attack at any moment.

The sword involuntarily let out a mournful wail, in a pitiful tone: 'Ayaya, the youngsters these days are truly formidable.'

I, the old man, merely spoke a kind word of truth, and you all gang up on me.

Don't pretend to be a senior expert; come out from the sword's body.

Otherwise, I will immediately make it self-destruct." Initially, regardless of acknowledging a master, after leaving the sword pool, she each time used her divine sense to inscribe and refine every rune on the sword's body.

Even if she spent days on the snowy mountain grasslands, resting she would repeatedly inscribe all usable magical artifacts, yet she never detected the presence of an artifact spirit.

But at this moment, Jiang Yu is not just talking; she changed her hand seal and is now controlling the sword's body to gather power.

The energy inside the sword suddenly formed a storm, and the sword blade kept wailing.

Really playing!" A white shadow swooshed out from inside the sword's body, instantly attaching to the water ball and staring at them.

Only then did the three of Jiang Yu see clearly: it was an old man with white hair and beard, but without a single wrinkle on his face, bearing a slight immortal wind and Daoist bone aura.

Outward appearances are the most deceitful!

She dared not be careless, sending a mental message to Jiang Tu; with a point of both hands, the two cooperated to scoop the hiltless sword out of the water ball.

The old man frowned, 'Also too cautious.'

But before his words had finished, Jiang Tu's back flashed with spiritual light, whoosh—the Dragon Stele blazed with light, a blue-colored radiance flew forth and directly struck the old man, instantly wrapping him up.

Jiang Yu: 'Where did you take him?'

An ice cave with ice crystals; freezing the soul for too long is uncomfortable as well." Jiang Tu said proudly.

Ao Ze: 'There are many meat rolls inside; if he poisons them, we won't be able to eat.'

It's fine, I have spirit stones; I'll buy more cattle and sheep later.

Jiang Yu, want to use dragon fire to burn him?" Jiang Tu could sense that the opponent's divine soul was not weak, but every soul fears fire.

Also not right; this old man used to hide inside the sword, and he must have been tossed into the furnace by the Myriad Sword Sect many times to be burned.

Jiang Yu thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, 'Let's leave him for a few days, then burn the sword to see what changes.'

All right." Compared to water, Jiang Tu prefers playing with fire-type techniques.

It opened its small mouth, spewing a flame with a green edge toward the sword on the ground.

This time, as the fire touched the sword, there was a crackling sound, and several rust patches fell off in response.

Indeed, it's related to him." Jiang Yu narrowed her eyes.

I'll add some fire." Ao Ze added his own natal spirit fire as well.

The old man locked in the ice cave would shiver from cold one moment, then shake his body from heat the next.

Looking at the rack of meatballs and meat rolls, he was so angry he blew his beard and glared, and what little immortal wind and Daoist bone aura he had was completely gone.

I, the old man, have really become half an artifact spirit, haven't I?

And yet I'm living together with such low-class frozen meat.

Hey, someone come over; I'll use a great opportunity to exchange places to live." His voice wasn't small, but unfortunately it was trapped inside the cave by the entrance's prohibition, echoing back.

His words were heard by Jiang Tu, who had been paying attention to the ice cave, and she immediately relayed them to Jiang Yu.

Never mind him; I'll go find an artifact-forging furnace to place the sword, the ground is already scorched." Jiang Yu quickly fetched an artifact-forging furnace from the storeroom of the wooden hut.

When she reached the outside, she saw the sword blade smooth as water, without a speck of rust, lodged in the ground.

"It?" Jiang Yu lifted her hand, and the sword whizzed at her command into her hand.

At this moment, the inscription on the blade was clearly visible, and the blade's light glittered brightly.

Jiang Yu's spiritual energy surged into it, and instantly the sword's cold light burst outward, while she herself vanished within the radiance.

"Jiang Yu?" Jiang Tu was startled, and aimed at the sword body floating in midair, spitting fire to scorch it; Ao Ze's spiritual fire also followed.

"Stop, stop, stop! There's a tiny space here, the soil quality is excellent, you could plant that premium spiritual rice there." Jiang Yu's voice came from within the sword; she herself leapt away from the scorching spot, placed both hands on her hips, and laughed heartily toward the sky.

Got it, she thought, her divine consciousness circled the sword: "You have no hilt; are you also a self‑concealing treasure, and can you transform into a seven‑inch short sword, the size of a throwing knife?"

When the words fell, the sword body flickered slightly, and then truly turned into… a throwing knife.

"Does the alchemy contain Creation Divine Mud?" Extremely unexpected, Jiang Yu was merely acting on a whim to try, and it actually could transform.

"Then you, will you also become a crossbow bolt?"

The sword flashed again, changed again; not long after, under Jiang Yu's direction, it became a long sword, then a spear.

Ao Ze retracted his spiritual fire and stared curiously: "How small must her space be, that it can even enter a dragon pearl, and will it expand and shrink as it transforms?"

"Jiang Yu, show us." Jiang Tu was also curious, because ordinarily a space does not contain another space.