Chapter 18: The Astonishing Sword-Path Spirit Treasure

Tian Buyi, who had been observing from outside the pit for a while, felt his mood grow increasingly heavy; he even leaped directly into the pit, leaving the other two to wait outside.

Lin Jingyu and Qi Hao kept watch for quite some time before Tian Buyi finally jumped back out, his expression grave.

"Uncle-Master Tian, have you discovered anything?"

The two asked Tian Buyi anxiously.

"There is nothing else in the pit, but there are many lingering traces of sword Qi, and the rest is just the scorched earth that suffered the lightning strike; furthermore, the spiritual energy inside is abnormally turbulent."

"This..."

Tian Buyi's gaze sharpened, and he remained silent for a long while.

"This what? Uncle-Master Tian, please don't keep us in suspense at a time like this."

The two were eager to hear Tian Buyi's analysis, but they had not expected Tian Buyi to get stuck and stop talking, which piqued their curiosity to an extreme degree.

"This indicates that this pit is the place where a Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure descended, and it is highly likely to be a sword-type treasure with a thunder attribute."

Tian Buyi said to the two very earnestly.

Once these words were spoken, Lin Jingyu and Qi Hao were even more silently shocked.

It was actually a sword-path treasure! One must know that nine out of ten in the Qingyun Sect are sword cultivators; the three people present—Tian Buyi, Qi Hao, and Lin Jingyu—are all sword cultivators, and they are even more sensitive to sword-path treasures. The Zhu Xian Sword passed down by the ancestors of the Qingyun Sect is an Innate Supreme Spiritual Treasure, and the founder held the Zhu Xian to create the prosperity of Qingyun.

For a sword cultivator, obtaining a good sword is like a tiger gaining wings, and this Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure is of the thunder attribute, one of the most violent attributes, making its power and lethality top-tier.

It is easy to imagine just how precious this Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure must be.

But now, even though the place of descent is clearly at Jiuyin Mountain, just a few dozen miles away from the Qingyun Sect, it was snatched away by the Demonic Cult first; this is absolutely intolerable!

Lin Jingyu, in particular, felt his teeth itch with hatred.

Before coming, he had imagined that this so-called Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure might recognize him, this proud son of heaven, as its master, and he had even envisioned the envious looks everyone would give him when he obtained it.

But now, the Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure had been identified; it was actually a sword-path treasure, and a thunder-attributed one at that. Its compatibility with him could be called one hundred percent; it was clearly prepared for him.

And yet, you tell me that the supreme treasure destined for me, Lin Jingyu, was snatched away first by those people from the Demonic Cult? How could this not make him furious! "No, this matter is of great importance. Immediately notify all Disciples to assemble, and go find those Demonic Cult members who only know how to engage in petty thievery to take back the Spirit Treasure!"

Tian Buyi made a prompt decision; this training exercise would end here, and the most urgent priority was to retrieve the Spirit Treasure.

Otherwise, if these Demonic Cult people were to obtain a sword-path Spirit Treasure like the Zhu Xian Sword, it would cause grave injury to the righteous path.

"Understood!"

The two also knew the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly called back all the Disciples who were training.

Shuiyue and Lu Xueqi had not left far when they received Tian Buyi's sound transmission. Shuiyue's pace came to a halt, and Lu Xueqi asked, not understanding the reason: "Master, what is it?"

"Your Uncle-Master Tian sent me a message saying that the Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure has been found, but it has already been taken away first by people from the Demonic Cult, and he is calling me back to discuss countermeasures with him."

Shuiyue said to Lu Xueqi with a furrowed brow.

"Then now we..."

On one hand, there is the little junior brother whose whereabouts are unknown, making every moment more dangerous; on the other, there is the location of the Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure, but it has been snatched by people from the Demonic Cult. Both matters are very important; how should one choose? "Let's go back first."

Although Shuiyue was worried about Su Zhangqing's safety in her heart, she understood even more that the matters of the sect and the Spirit Treasure were important. Weighing the two, she still chose to resolve the Spirit Treasure matter first.

Afterwards, the two returned along the same path to assemble with the others.

Tian Buyi looked at the reunited members of the Qingyun Sect and explained the matter of the Spirit Treasure to everyone in detail. Just like Lin Jingyu and Qi Hao, everyone was shocked beyond measure.

Shuiyue felt a slight doubt and walked forward to examine the situation in the pit, silently shooting a strand of probing spiritual energy from her hand; the result she obtained was roughly the same as Tian Buyi's.

Seeing the gaze Tian Buyi cast her way, Shuiyue nodded at him.

This confirmed the identity of the Heaven-Sent Spiritual Treasure even further.

A thunder-type sword-path treasure that could trigger heavenly lightning upon its descent?! What kind of supreme treasure must this be!

Xiaozhu Peak possesses a top-tier sword-path technique compatible with the thunder element called the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art, which is arguably the most terrifying sword-path technique in the world today.

Shuiyue looked sideways at her Disciple, Lu Xueqi, who was practicing this very technique and was already a standout among the new generation of Qingyun Sect Disciples. If she could obtain this supreme treasure, with the compatibility between the sword type and the technique, the power unleashed could be increased several-fold or even dozens of times over.

"Uncle-Master Tian, Uncle-Master Shuiyue, and fellow Daoists, we cannot let the Demonic Cult people take away such a Spirit Treasure; we must find them as soon as possible and take it back!"

Just as everyone was still in astonishment, Lin Jingyu, with a solemn face, encouraged the others very earnestly.

Tian Buyi and Shuiyue frowned slightly; why had Lin Jingyu already started making decisions before the two of them had even spoken? However, his words were correct, so there was no need to refute him.

Looking at the other Disciples, they were all stirred up by Lin Jingyu.

"Right! Junior Brother Lin is right! Such a supreme treasure must never be allowed to be taken by the Demonic Cult people!"

"Right! Jiuyin Mountain is a few dozen kilometers away from our Qingyun Sect; it is clearly within our sect's territory, yet these hateful Demonic Cult members came to our turf and snatched it! This matter cannot just end like this!"

"Take it back! Take it back!"

The group of Disciples was stirred by Lin Jingyu and began to denounce the Demonic Cult's actions, the sound of the three words "take it back" growing louder and louder! Seeing that they were all stirred by him, Lin Jingyu felt very excited inside.

This is the influence of me, Lin Jingyu; this is the charm of a proud son of heaven. Who else but me, Lin Jingyu, could be the chief of the new generation of Disciples? "Alright, stop shouting for now. If we alert the Demonic Cult people later, it will be even harder for us to find them."

Tian Buyi waved his hand, signaling the group of Disciples to stop calling out, and then said to everyone: "This time, we will not act alone. I will lead the team to head into the mountain together to find the whereabouts of the Demonic Cult people."

Afterwards, the group marched in a mighty force and began to penetrate deep into the heart of Jiuyin Mountain.

At the same time, the Demonic Cult people were also searching for the whereabouts of the 'murderer'.

"Qiu Men, we received a report from a Disciple saying that a group of people is searching toward our direction, and judging by their attire, they look like people from the Qingyun Sect."

A Demonic Cult Disciple hurriedly reported to Qiu Buping.

"People from the Qingyun Sect? How did they manage to run here? Our news has never been leaked; could it be that the previous people were sent by them to scout for information?"

Hearing that it was people from the Qingyun Sect coming, Qiu Buping was still afraid from the bottom of his heart; after all, the Qingyun Sect is currently the leader of the righteous path, and its strength is not to be underestimated; it is not something a small Sect Master like him can handle.

But as the Demonic Cult, fearing nothing and no one has always been their way of doing things.

(End of chapter)