Cohabitation with Sword Spirit

Chapter 591: Chapter 84: Words and History_3

Upon returning to the coast from the Nether Sea, the Celestial Sword Spirit began to feel a bad premonition, as if he had fallen into a huge trap.

Things were too abnormal, and too coincidental.

It happened right after he detonated the Demon-Pointing Sword and found this seal bearing Demon Script. In Wang Jiu’s view, the seal seemed like a key about to open a terrifying door. And having lost the Demon-Pointing Sword, Wang Jiu could no longer navigate as skillfully as before.

Though reflecting on earlier decisions, Wang Jiu did not think there was anything wrong with destroying the Demon-Pointing Sword. He had several times distinctly felt there might be clues related to the Demon Race, yet the Demon-Pointing Sword never provided results. Such a sword was certainly better off without. In fact, when the Demon-Pointing Sword shattered, it hadn’t pointed out the seal bearing Demon Script in the captain’s room.

Though rational analysis could provide a reasonable explanation for all this—the Demon Script on the seal was indeed a form of special Ghost Talisman, and the person who engraved it had no ties with the Demon Race, nor did they understand the Demon Race’s Power Law. So the Demon Script engraved might not trigger the Demon-Pointing Sword’s reaction...

But compared to such a far-fetched explanation, Wang Jiu preferred to believe there was a deeper causal connection behind the events.

And now, the only clue he could find was the current Sect Leader.

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Cyan Lotus Academy, temporary beach research institute by the Nether Sea. Using the Cyan Lotus Thousand Forms Map, Wang Jiu communicated with the Sect Leader.

In the scroll, the Sect Leader’s figure suddenly appeared, slightly raising his eyebrows in surprise upon seeing Wang Jiu.

"Oh? You and Zhao Chenlu have completed the sampling? Very efficient."

The Sect Leader’s voice sounded relaxed and casual, always without the airs of a Saint Sect leader.

But Wang Jiu could no longer face him as casually as before.

When facing people and matters related to the Demon Race, the Celestial Divine Sword never held a relaxed attitude.

Thus, the Sword Spirit True Form responded to the Sect Leader with a serious and clear gaze, then asked, "May I see your personal seal?"

"Personal seal?" The Sect Leader was baffled by the abrupt request, "Of course you can, wait a moment while I find it."

After speaking, the old man’s figure vanished from the Cyan Lotus Thousand Forms Map, leaving only his somewhat distanced voice.

"I rarely use that seal, so I don’t carry it with me. The last time I used it was three years ago... I need to rummage through the boxes. But why do you want to see this? What did you find in the Nether Sea?"

Zhao Chenlu pondered for a moment, then responded, "We found Yimila."

"Yimila?" The voice on the Cyan Lotus Thousand Forms Map paused for a moment, then elongated the syllables, repeating them, "Yi, mi, la, e, it sounds somewhat familiar, like I’ve heard it somewhere... Wait, could it be Yimi?"

Finally, the Sect Leader uttered the syllables with an odd intonation, and his figure reappeared on the Cyan Lotus Thousand Forms Map.

At this moment, a faint blush appeared on the old man’s face, showing considerable excitement.

"Did you find that expedition team?"

Wang Jiu countered, "So, you know what Yimila is?"

"It’s the sacred name of the 29th generation Sect Leader." The Sect Leader replied, "Every Saint Sect leader, upon succession, must choose a Sacred Pattern from the Heaven-Confusing Scroll for their Saint Sect leader’s name, or sacred name. However, the Sacred Patterns in the Heaven-Confusing Scroll were lost early on, and we all rely on the Book of Understanding to mimic the pronunciation poorly. Based on the pronunciation marked in the Book of Understanding, the sacred name of the 29th leader is... well, I can’t pronounce it well, but you know it’s enough."

Hearing this, Wang Jiu and Zhao Chenlu were thunderstruck.

What kind of setting is this?!

Zhao Chenlu took the lead in challenging: "What is a sacred name, I’ve never heard you mention this?!"

The Sect Leader replied: "Is it important? To the Myriad Forms Garden, the sacred name is just an inexplicable tradition from early years, something we later generations do out of inertia, but it really has no actual impact. Since the 13th generation leader, the mysteries of these Sacred Patterns were completely lost, so later generations could only tenuously match pronunciations from the Book of Understanding. Although everyone names themselves by rule, we never use this name, it’s often just a discarded former name occasionally used."

Wang Jiu and Zhao Chenlu exchanged glances, contemplated for a moment, then accepted this explanation jointly.

Because it was the only reasonable explanation, the Sect Leader knew nothing about Demon Script, even the pronunciation was marked poorly using the Book of Understanding, so naturally, he never triggered the Demon-Pointing Sword’s response.

But the problem was the Heaven-Confusing Scroll.

"Heaven-Confusing Scroll? It’s not some primordial sacred relic, merely written records left by the First Generation Sect Leader, not some profound cultivation technique or divine technique. Since the Heaven-Confusing Scroll was written, it has been placed under the sect regulations section, serving as rules to constrain Saint Sect members’ conduct. But the Saint Sect has never rigidly adhered to outdated rules, even the Saint Sect’s overall outlines have been revised several times. The importance of the Heaven-Confusing Scroll is practically at the bottom among all scrolls, so I really can’t figure what problems might be in it... What I know about the Heaven-Confusing Scroll ends here, here’s my personal seal. According to the pronunciation marked in the Book of Understanding, my sacred name should be Ali Hong Anaya..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Chenlu couldn’t help but burst into laughter, calming down after a while, then corrected, "It’s Ali Hong Onaia, meaning raw meat, why would you choose such a name?"

The Sect Leader looked pained, "How should I know the meaning of the Sacred Pattern? When the previous leader asked me to choose a name, I just blindly opened the Heaven-Confusing Scroll and randomly picked two Sacred Patterns. Who knew it would be interpreted like this by you? Besides, what exactly are these Sacred Patterns? Are they dialects from the Jiuzhou Era?"

"Dialect... haha, sort of similar." Zhao Chenlu’s laughter cooled, "It’s the language of the Demon Race."

Instantaneously, the room fell into dead silence, the Cyan Lotus Thousand Forms Map rolled up sharply, and after a while unfurled again, but no sound or image from the Sect Leader came through.

Zhao Chenlu waited a while, then said, "Finished digesting yet? If you still stay silent, we’ll presume you’re fleeing in guilt."

"I’m right here, digest... can’t be fully digested, this is indeed strange, beyond my understanding or intellect. There’s nothing to say."

Zhao Chenlu asked, "Don’t you doubt it?"

"Of course, there are too many unreasonable points, especially the Sword Spirit Senior used the Demon-Pointing Sword in the Myriad Forms Garden back then. Why wasn’t there any reaction? And now speaking that the Heaven-Confusing Scroll records Demon Script, our Saint Sect has passed down sacred names for two thousand years, all being Demonic names, how could I not doubt? I’d rather doubt your two identities than shake my belief in Saint Sect’s two thousand-year heritage."

Zhao Chenlu asked again, "Which side do you plan to choose?"

The Sect Leader said, "I choose neither, things are far from clear, with many unanswered mysteries, I can’t arbitrarily choose sides. You say the Heaven-Confusing Scroll records Demon Script, there must be evidence."

Zhao Chenlu laughed, "The Demon Race has been extinct for ten thousand years, now only the two of us can interpret Demon Script, what evidence do you think could prove all this?"

"At least give me a logical explanation as to why our founder would leave Demon Race’s writings and include them in sect regulations. You’ve confirmed their innocence; why would innocent individuals leave Demon Script?"

This question, Zhao Chenlu could not help Wang Jiu answer.

And Wang Jiu also had questions he couldn’t comprehend, pondered for a long while, then said, "Let’s first visit the Myriad Forms Garden, and reorganize the relics of the First Generation Sect Leader. I need to collect clues comprehensively."