novelraw Chapter 74 : It Collapsed Again
Chapter 74 : It Collapsed Again
However, before Qin Xixue could touch the Moonlight Sword, in the next moment, a long sword flew directly towards her face. She screamed and fell to the ground. Fortunately, she had a heart-protecting mirror that saved her life.
Qin Xixue was both frightened and annoyed. How could this person be like a madwoman, resorting to violence without any provocation?
Wu Wo was indeed an unpredictable madwoman. Seeing someone trying to snatch the sword, she became displeased and couldn't be bothered to look at Mo Qingchen again. She charged at Qin Xixue with her sword.
Qin Xixue's expression changed again. With no time to think, she hurriedly threw out a bowl-shaped hemispherical magical treasure.
The treasure transformed into an array, trapping Wu Wo inside.
She tried slashing at the array twice but couldn't break it.
"This is a quasi-celestial grade Arhat Dome. Don't even think about getting out!" Qin Xixue sneered. She hadn't even finished exhaling when her entire body suddenly turned ice-cold, as if her blood was flowing backward.
She saw the woman step back, summon ten long swords from her sword case, and instantly tear through the supposedly solid array as if it were a thin sheet of paper. "Nothing special. Break."
In the next moment, she effortlessly pulled out the Moonlight Sword.
Tossing it into her sword case, she said, "Good sword. I'll take it."
"You..." Qin Xixue was so shocked and frightened that she trembled, unable to speak.
That elder had clearly said the Moonlight Sword was her destined natal spirit sword, that only she could pull it out.
So why had this woman before her easily pulled out the celestial sword?
Weren't celestial swords supposed to have developed sentience? With their own will, extremely proud, they would definitely choose her!
Why was it pulled out by someone else?!
An Alchemy Sect disciple suddenly realized, "I remember now! I once saw it on the divine artifact rankings. That sword case the woman carries on her back is the Hundred Breaking Sword Case!"
"When this case appears, a hundred swords cannot escape."
"It can collect swords below the divine grade, and even forcibly break the contract between a sword and its master without punishment from heaven's laws."
"It's said the case can hold a hundred swords simultaneously. Throughout history, the owners of the Hundred Breaking Sword Case have all been renowned sword cultivators on the continent, but no one has ever successfully summoned all hundred swords at once."
"Most sword masters can't even summon a single sword."
"Legend has it that the strongest of its past owners could at most summon nine flying swords simultaneously... Yet this female cultivator just summoned ten flying swords directly?!"
Listening from below, Chu Sang felt her blood boiling with pride. Big Senior Sister was too incredible.
But for such an impressive character, what was her fate in the original novel again?
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To draw an analogy, the Moonlight Sword was like a pillar supporting the existence of the ghost city.
After Wu Wo pulled out the sword, the entire ghost city began to sway, on the verge of collapse.
"What's happening? Why is the ground shaking?" Cultivators exploring the outer city were startled by the sudden change. They looked panicked, not knowing what was happening.
Someone quickly realized and shouted, "The ghost city is about to collapse! Run!"
"Take me with you, I can't run anymore."
"Ah! Let go— Don't pull my pants, you pervert!"
The cultivators hurriedly took out various magical tools and flying swords, quickly evacuating the ghost city before the secret realm collapsed.
But those in the inner city weren't so lucky.
The ground suddenly split open beneath Chu Sang's feet, and she nearly fell into the abyss. A slender, cool hand caught her around the waist. Wu Wo used her other hand to grab Tantai Ming by the collar like an eagle catching a chick, seizing the two with the lowest cultivation and flying out of the ghost city.
The rest were also sent out of the ghost city by flying swords, escaping danger by a hair's breadth.
One second after they left, the ghost city completely collapsed into ruins.
The crisis was averted.
The cultivators and common people living in the surrounding area could finally feel at ease.
Upon reaching a nearby open space, Wu Wo threw the two to the ground.
Tantai Ming jumped up from the ground, extremely moved. "Big Senior Sister, you finally recognize me!"
Wu Wo was silent for a moment, then drew the Weeping Blood Sword from his waist and said briefly, "This sword, I recognize."
"Good sword." She smiled more gently at the sword than at her little junior brother. Tantai Ming was so hurt he fell into depression.
She then looked at Chu Sang. Wen Renyue said, "Big Senior Sister, you've been in seclusion for several years and don't know many things. This is our sect's new little junior sister, Chu Sang!"
She nodded. "Mm."
Quite cute. She liked her.
Disciples from other sects also tumbled out one after another. The Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples had also arrived, though they hadn't encountered the others before and had been wandering in the outer city, killing many ghost corpses.
The ghost city was more dangerous than ordinary secret realms and had more training value.
This was also one of the purposes for which the sects had sent them.
Most disciples' strength had improved during the month in the ghost city.
Fortunately, they had killed many ghost corpses in this month but hadn't encountered a single Ghost King. No one had perished.
Of the cultivators who came, all who managed to leave alive had gained some opportunities to varying degrees.
The Alchemy Sect group had benefited the most, picking up many ghost bones along the way with Chu Sang.
After dispersing the evil energy, ghost bones could be ground into powder and used as excellent weapon enchantment material. They could also be combined with iron to serve as casting base metal.
This trip had been quite fruitful.
Zhao Yun might have felt he had taken some advantage and was a bit conscience-stricken. So he came over and said, "According to intelligence from our Zhao family's spies, an ancient secret realm will open in the Myriad Stars Sea of the Eastern Continent in three months. There should be many tool refining materials there. Do you want to come? Oh right, bring that Fifth Senior Brother of yours too."
Tantai Ming clenched his fist. "Don't think I don't know you want to come and steal techniques."
Zhao Yun's intentions exposed, he couldn't save face and coldly snorted, "Go or not, it's up to you. Usually, small sects like yours wouldn't qualify to come. This young master is giving you an opportunity, and you don't even know to be grateful?"
Tantai Ming's hands itched seeing his punchable face.
Chu Sang said, "Alright, we'll go if we have time."
Zhao Yun glanced at her and left with his nose in the air.
With the people from other sects all gone, it was time for them to leave too.
Chu Sang took out the broken sword she had found in the coffin and gave it to Su Chen'an. "Fifth Senior Brother, can this sword be repaired?"
"Is this what you picked up in the ghost city?" He took the broken sword and looked at it, then shook his head. "This sword is too badly damaged. It can't be repaired unless it's melted down and reforged."
"But the material of this sword is quite peculiar. I've forged swords for so many years, yet I've never seen this kind of original iron... If I'm not mistaken, it should be from ancient times. This type of original iron has become extinct on the continent now."
"Fifth Senior Brother, I want this sword."
Su Chen'an looked at the hopeful gaze of the young woman and sighed. "With so many good swords, why do you want this broken one?" He smiled. "Very well, I'll help you melt and reforge this sword. The phantom spirit iron ore you found a while ago has a gentle iron quality and can be fused in the refining process, adding some toughness to this sword."
"There should be plenty of tool refining materials in that inheritance place. When the time comes, we'll go there to see if we can find any suitable materials..."