Chapter 890: Chapter 889: The First Appearance of the Spiritual Treasure
Hou Niao flew back all the way, too lazy to cause trouble.
His swordsmanship skills were soaring, and at this moment of full vigor, he thought nothing was more important than cultivating swordsmanship.
Senior sister asked him to kill people to complete a ritual, and he certainly couldn’t use the Sword Holding or Body Sword Skills; only Flying Sword Skill would make the ritual truly meaningful. This was also the most exhilarating time in his 150-year practice of Flying Sword Skill.
Perseverance is ultimately meaningful. Although his Flying Sword Skill had always held him back, he never gave up. Until now, he finally followed the right path and no longer had to keep searching for it. To be honest, the search had been arduous.
It was well worth it; the Heavenly Dao rewards diligence and not giving up.
When killing Sharma, he only unleashed over two hundred swords to complete the Unification Sword. Whether it was necessary or not was irrelevant, but he thought it looked cool!
Upon returning, he planned to study with his senior sister to see how to advance further in Gathering Sword; now, he could smoothly manipulate five hundred sword lights, but could only unify two or three hundred, which was a slight imperfection.
He was someone who pursued perfection in swordsmanship; without such dedication, he wouldn’t have developed such sword techniques.
In good spirits, his luck was good as well, returning to Shiyi Star smoothly, yet he didn’t see his senior sister.
No matter, he had his fun outside, and there’s no reason for his senior sister to stay here foolishly waiting for some guy, right?
This battle wasn’t satisfying enough, and he practiced half a day on the snowy peak but couldn’t reach the best state of Sword Cultivation, not because of physical issues but because of a problem in his Heart Realm.
Because his senior sister wasn’t there, he was somewhat mentally dazed?
What’s going on, he had become so fragile?
A thought occurred to him, and he shot a sword into a snowman’s body, drawing out a scroll left by Yue Duo:
’Ziyu, after twenty years of sword practice, there’s nothing more for me to teach you. The foundation is laid, and within the Xiao Mountain Sword Lineage, you are considered out of apprenticeship, so there’s no reason to stay by your teacher’s side; you should venture out on your own.
In your actions on Hell Star, I will not set rules for you. For us Xiao Mountain Sword Cultivators, fully respecting each disciple’s wishes is our philosophy. You are from Jinxiu, and have your own stance. I can’t judge from Jinxiu’s perspective, so I won’t say anything.
Don’t come looking for me; Sword Cultivators tread a solitary Daoist path, and I have my own life. I don’t want to drag an oil bottle around for life!
Get lost!’
Hou Niao was a bit stunned; he was an oil bottle? If she said to get lost, should he just leave?
He felt a bit melancholy, even though he clearly understood that no feast lasts forever, this day would inevitably come. However, it still made him slightly sad to part in this manner. It wasn’t about love; it was the senior sister and junior brother bond he had never felt since joining Quanzhen, a half-master, half-sister relationship.
Senior sister shared all her insights with him without reservation and then wanted to dismiss him with a single word ’get lost’?
Of course, he also understood senior sister’s feelings, coming from the distant Qingkong, originating from the Xiao Mountain Sword Lineage, with her own responsibilities and burdens. In this regard, their demands were different, but it didn’t change the friendship of twenty years.
She was the first living mentor on his swordsmanship road, rather than those ethereal figures like generals, and Luo Daoist, etc.
Melancholy but helpless, he returned to the solitary state once more. He suddenly couldn’t recall what he should do next?
How to go out? He never considered this question; it’s something that Zhi Xuan Rong Guang and even Yue Duo would think about; emotionally, they were more anxious than he was.
Because they carried missions, and it didn’t matter if he didn’t return; Jinxiu would still function without him. But these people couldn’t enter Jinxiu and wish to influence or change Jinxiu. That was key.
He didn’t feel inferior; it was about insight and experience. His understanding of cultivation history was far inferior to theirs. Even senior sister Yue Duo said, when it comes to non-combat areas such as insight and means, she couldn’t match these cosmic Daoist Sect giants that had been passed down for millions of years.
Let professionals handle professional matters; Hou Niao shared the same view with Huang Yun Daoist and others. There’s no shame in it.
Since there was no pressing matter, he decided to look for several friends he hadn’t seen in a long time and, incidentally, hear about the various changes on Hell Star over the past twenty years; life in cultivation, balancing work and rest, without his senior sister here, and with no one there to stab needles at his back, he would relax first?
First to find Wei Yi, although they were not close, they still held value to each other. At least on Hell Star, they barely counted as friends.
But Wei Yi was not here. He was a guy who couldn’t sit still, loved wandering around...
Then he looked for Gu Zai; they had a normal relationship, connected through Wei Yi, never alone together, but asking for some minor news was okay.
Gu Zai was also not here...
Wasn’t the situation on Hell Star supposed to be peaceful now, with few conflicts and everyone preparing to gather strength for Jinxiu affairs? Why was everyone gone?
He had a bad premonition, so he went straight to his home at Shiqi Land, surely Hong Kan and the others couldn’t be absent?
"What happened recently? Brother Hou, surely you don’t even know about this, right?" Hong Kan Daoist was perplexed; by now, the news had spread everywhere. It was well-known among those living on Hell Star.
Hou Niao replied, somewhat awkwardly, "I was in seclusion for a period, so I know nothing about the outside world."
Hong Kan understood; it was no surprise, as cultivators in seclusion would naturally cut off contact with the outside world, perfectly normal.
"Here’s the situation. Months ago, the Nineteen Continents suddenly appeared at the Zhen position. The Innate Spiritual Treasure, Medicine King Furnace, suddenly revealed itself. Some cultivators went to investigate, but Medicine King Furnace didn’t hide or evade. Although shrouded in mist and unclear, neither open nor allowing entry, the fact is the Medicine King Furnace, never revealed outside for thousands of years, really appeared, without stopping people from watching.
I estimate everyone on Hell Star who can, has gone to see it. Whether they can enter or not, at least seeing it from afar is worth a lifetime. For us, even Acquired Spirit Treasures are legends. Now suddenly an Innate Spiritual Treasure is before our eyes."
Hong Kan, somewhat excited, spoke a bit too much, "Brother Hou, you wouldn’t know, in these days many cultivators have been hit by Thunder Whips terribly, just because they traveled to view the Innate Spiritual Treasure.
But nobody could enter, even us offenders couldn’t perceive anything before Medicine King Furnace, suggesting we don’t qualify to enter?"
Hong Kan Daoist became mysterious, "But there’s small news saying those guests from the Upper Realm, who come from the cosmic Great Dao lineage, can sense something. Supposedly there’s a time point, allowing them to enter. But who knows if it’s true or false?"
"What time?"
"Just over a fortnight ago!"