“Old Heavenly Master, this is probably not appropriate. At least, you can't let Xian'er follow me yet!”
Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows and said to the Old Heavenly Master earnestly, “You know very well that the Lord God of the Heavenly Eye Main Divine Cult has always wanted to capture me and obtain the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate. If Xian'er follows me now, she might be implicated.”
The Old Heavenly Master smiled at his words and said, “It seems you are a responsible person, and you agree to let Xian'er follow you to fight against the Lord God together.”
Wan Yunting chuckled and shook his head, “I wish I could, but the Lord God’s power is too terrifying. Even you, Old Heavenly Master, cannot defeat him, let alone me and Xian’er combined. We are no match for the Lord God.”
“Old Heavenly Master, it’s better to let Xian’er stay by your side for now.”
Wan Yunting continued earnestly, “At least on Longhu Mountain, Xian’er is safe. Following me means she might be in danger at any moment.”
“Alas, but my time is short!” the Old Heavenly Master sighed and smiled.
Wan Yunting frowned, his heart trembling, and asked, “Old Heavenly Master, could it be that you…”
“Yes, my time is drawing near within these few days!” the Old Heavenly Master smiled.
“What, this…”
These words shocked Wan Yunting, and he widened his eyes, looking at the Old Heavenly Master in disbelief. No wonder he had suddenly asked to see him.
“Hey, Wan Yunting, this is done. Here you go…” Zhang Xian’er brought over a grilled fish and handed it to Wan Yunting.
“Thank you…”
Wan Yunting took the grilled fish blankly. With just simple seasoning, the fish exuded a captivating aroma…
“Old man, that big fish will be ready soon. Wait a moment, okay…” Zhang Xian’er said and ran back to continue grilling.
“Alright, grill it faster. This old man is hungry too…”
The Old Heavenly Master looked at Zhang Xian’er dotingly. Wan Yunting, standing beside him, handed him the grilled fish in his hand. The Old Heavenly Master waved his hand and smiled, “Kid, I’ll entrust Xian’er to your care from now on.”
“Of course, I won’t let you help me for nothing. I naturally have a great fortune to give you!”
Wan Yunting, taking a bite of the grilled fish, froze. He looked at the Old Heavenly Master, his heart stirred. What great fortune would he give him?
“Do you want to defeat the Lord God?” the Old Heavenly Master then asked with a smile.
“Yes, of course, I do.”
Wan Yunting’s eyes widened. The Lord God of the Heavenly Eye Main Divine Cult was like a heavy boulder, constantly pressing down on his heart, making him dare not slack off for a moment.
“You may go down.”
The Old Heavenly Master pointed to the center of the reservoir and smiled, “There is a sword inside. Go down and retrieve it.”
“A sword?”
Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows and looked at the Old Heavenly Master with a strange expression. Half-believing, he took a bite of the grilled fish, set it aside, and then jumped directly into the reservoir, swimming towards the center as the Old Heavenly Master had instructed…
“Ah, why did he jump in? Is he going to take a bath?”
Zhang Xian’er, who was bringing over grilled fish, saw Wan Yunting swimming rapidly in the water and asked with wide, puzzled eyes.
The Old Heavenly Master snatched a grilled fish from her hand and began to pick the flesh off with his fingers, eating it. He nodded with satisfaction and then said, “I told him to go down and get a sword!”
“A sword? What sword?”
Zhang Xian’er’s peach blossom eyes widened, and she also looked at the Old Heavenly Master curiously, saying, “Is there a sword in the water? How come I didn’t know?”
The Old Heavenly Master smiled and then said, “It’s a demonic sword!”
“Demonic sword?”
Zhang Xian’er became even more astonished and looked at Wan Yunting in the water. He had already swum to the center of the reservoir. The Old Heavenly Master shouted, “That’s it! Dive down and pull out the sword at the bottom!”
“Okay…”
Wan Yunting replied. He plunged into the pitch-black water. Due to his peculiar eyes, he could clearly see everything underwater.
The reservoir was also very deep, about ten meters deep. He dived down in one breath, wanting to see what kind of sword the Old Heavenly Master wanted him to retrieve…
“Hmm, is that it?”
Immediately, Wan Yunting saw a stone platform at the bottom, entwined with water weeds, with a long object stuck in it, also wrapped in water weeds and covered in moss…
Wan Yunting swam down and examined the long object carefully. It was indeed the shape of a long sword. So, he gripped the hilt, pulled it out with force, and then swam quickly towards the surface…
“Hoo…”
Wan Yunting, surfacing, raised the sword in his hand and removed the water weeds wrapped around it. The long sword, covered in moss, was about one meter twenty centimeters long. Its blade was very wide, even twice as wide as the blade of the Gentleman’s Sword he used.
Because it was covered in moss, it was impossible to tell what material the sword was made of, nor could he see the patterns on its blade…
Instead, now that the sword was in Wan Yunting’s hand, it looked like a rusty long sword that had been discarded in the water for a long time.
“Is this a treasure sword?” Wan Yunting couldn’t help but doubt. Was the Old Heavenly Master playing a prank on him?
“Kid, hurry back.” the Old Heavenly Master shouted.
Wan Yunting swam back quickly with the long sword and leaped onto the bridge, landing steadily…
“Let me see…”
Zhang Xian’er snatched the sword from Wan Yunting’s hand. Seeing that it was covered in moss and looked like scrap iron, she looked at the Old Heavenly Master suspiciously and asked, “Old man, is this the demonic sword you mentioned?”
“Demonic sword?”
Hearing Zhang Xian’er’s words, Wan Yunting was stunned.
“Mm…”
The Old Heavenly Master finished eating the grilled fish, threw the bones into the water, and then turned to look at Wan Yunting and Zhang Xian’er, smiling, “This is the long-lost demonic sword of the Demonic Cult!”
Wan Yunting was immediately stunned and said, “Old Heavenly Master, you’re not joking with me, are you?”
“I’ve never heard of any demonic sword in the Demonic Cult!”
“You don’t know many things at such a young age.”
The Old Heavenly Master clapped his hands, picked up the fishing rod, and continued fishing, smiling, “This sword was used by the leader of the Demonic Cult during its peak. Well, I’ve forgotten which generation it was. Anyway, the Demonic Pool was discovered by that generation’s leader, and this demonic sword was also his weapon!”
Wan Yunting took the sword from Zhang Xian’er’s hand and looked at it, covered in moss. It didn’t look like a demonic sword with infinite power at all.
Even when he injected his inner energy, he couldn’t make the sword change. It was completely like a rusty iron rod covered in moss…
“Kid, this sword can only unleash its power in the Demonic Cult’s Demonic Pool!” the Old Heavenly Master suddenly smiled.
Wan Yunting’s expression flickered. He looked at him and said, “Old Heavenly Master, you’ve heard of the Demonic Pool?”
“Yes, Zhang Xuanliang came to visit me before and mentioned it.”
The Old Heavenly Master nodded and smiled, “I don’t know if you know the whereabouts of the Demonic Pool, but that’s not important. If you truly find the Demonic Pool, placing the sword into it will unleash its power!”
Wan Yunting could tell that the Old Heavenly Master had not called him here for the Demonic Pool.
“Doesn’t that mean I also have to enter the Demonic Pool and become demonized to use this demonic sword?” Wan Yunting guessed.
“That’s right.”
The Old Heavenly Master nodded and smiled, “To use this demonic sword, one naturally has to become demonized.”
As expected!
Wan Yunting nodded and sighed, “But, Old Heavenly Master, if one becomes demonized through this, and is corrupted by demonic energy, they will turn into a madman who only knows how to kill.”
“If one uses such a method to become demonized to deal with the Lord God, what’s the difference from courting death?”
“Who said that becoming demonized in the Demonic Pool will lead to corruption by demonic energy and turn you into a madman?”
The Old Heavenly Master turned his head and looked askance, saying, “As long as your mental will is strong enough, you will not be corrupted by demonic energy and your consciousness will not be controlled by demons!”
“Oh, there’s such a saying?” Wan Yunting was surprised.
“Hehe, otherwise, why would the various sects go to great lengths to find the whereabouts of the Demonic Pool?” the Old Heavenly Master smiled.
This time, Wan Yunting was completely astonished. So, the Demonic Pool didn’t really cause people to lose their minds and become bloodthirsty maniacs.
The Old Heavenly Master said, “Actually, the Demonic Pool is indeed as the legends say. It is the condensed blood of a true dragon that had fallen, forming a pool of blood. It was discovered by that generation’s leader of the Demonic Cult!”
“Therefore, that leader claimed it as his own and called it the Demonic Pool. He spread rumors that cultivating in the Demonic Pool would cause one to become demonized and lose their mind, turning into a bloodthirsty madman. This was to cover it up, so that the various sects would not compete for it.”
Wan Yunting nodded as he listened, but then he said, “But the logic doesn’t hold up. That leader of the Demonic Cult practiced in the Demonic Pool, and he didn’t become a mind-lost killing machine.”
The Old Heavenly Master waved his hand and said, “For this purpose, he killed countless people from various major sects at that time, precisely to make everyone believe that he had become demonized into a killing machine.”
“This explanation makes sense,” Wan Yunting nodded. But looking at the demonic sword in his hand, he asked, “But how did this sword end up in the hands of your Dragon Tiger Mountain?”
The Old Heavenly Master smiled and said, “That leader of the Demonic Cult was killed by a Heavenly Master of our Dragon Tiger Mountain at that time. Therefore, this demonic sword was also sealed by him at the bottom of this reservoir. After so many years, the seal has long since expired, but the Demonic Cult has also lost its former power.”
“So, to unleash its power now, it must be placed in the Demonic Pool again!”
“Mm, I understand.”
Wan Yunting listened and nodded repeatedly, saying, “In other words, I really have to go and find the Demonic Pool next!”
The Old Heavenly Master looked at him and smiled, “With your aptitude, if you truly cultivate in the Demonic Pool, even if you don’t reach the realm of invincibility as described in the legends, you can at least fight the Lord God of the Heavenly Eye Main Divine Cult to a draw!”
Wan Yunting’s eyes widened, and his fighting spirit instantly ignited.
If he could truly find the Demonic Pool and cultivate there, and then unleash this demonic sword, he would have the strength to fight the Lord God of the Heavenly Eye Main Divine Cult to a draw. Then he would not fear the Lord God, nor the various sects now.
“Old Heavenly Master, do the major sects know that this sword is in your possession?” Wan Yunting immediately asked.
The Old Heavenly Master smiled and said, “Perhaps a few old fellows still remember, but the young people nowadays probably don’t know about it. Even the people of the Demonic Cult don’t know, as it has been too long.”
Wan Yunting nodded, looking at the demonic sword in his hand and the whereabouts of the Demonic Pool that he now knew. He was very excited at this moment.
It seemed he had no choice but to go and find the Demonic Pool!