Free Web NovelChapter 679: Chapter 373: Fierce Sword! (Part 2)
Su Que was at the city gate, paid the Celestial Gate Gold, and then entered the city.
For nearly two months of seclusion, Su Que hadn’t eaten.
He was thinking about the deliciousness of Spirit Beast meat and Spirit Wine.
So, after entering Lu Xian City, he found an inn.
He ordered the Spirit Beast meat and Spirit Wine and feasted to his heart’s content.
While eating, he also listened to the conversations of other cultivators in the inn.
He discovered that, although he had killed the Honored Guest of the Celestial Gate, the invincible Ancestral Grandmaster, no one talked about it.
Perhaps it was because the Master of the Celestial Gate felt it would harm the gate’s prestige, so he covered it up.
And precisely because of this, the Celestial Gate couldn’t dispatch a large number of people to search for him openly.
’Another possibility is that it might just blow over.’
Su Que thought.
After all, he could change his appearance and also conceal his aura.
The Celestial Gate simply couldn’t find him.
After some time, when this matter cools down, even the Master of the Celestial Gate might gradually forget about the Ancestral Grandmaster.
Su Que thought while drinking and eating.
"Have you heard? Three hundred miles away in the Celestial Star Territory, there’s a demon residing!"
Suddenly, Su Que heard a cultivator at a table say.
Then, he heard the cultivator continue:
"I heard from a fellow cultivator that, over the past two months, at certain spots in the Celestial Star Territory, from time to time, a very fierce and murderous aura erupts!"
"The cultivator guessed that it is very likely a demon, perhaps having angered some big shot in the Demon Realm, escaped, and is cultivating in the Unclaimed Land."
"Based on the aura emitted by this demon, we think the demon might have the strength of the First Stage of the Creation Realm!"
"The treasures this demon carries must surely be many!"
"The cultivator I know joined an alliance, with the intention of hunting down this demon together."
"By then, if they kill the demon and acquire the treasures, they’ll share them."
"Hey, I’m planning to go. Are you going? Even if we don’t get the main share, even a little something is good."
"..."
Su Que listened and thought that the "demon" being mentioned was likely him.
When he was cultivating in that cave, he naturally sensed that in a few caves nearby, there were also cultivators in seclusion.
That place had abundant Spiritual Qi, so having people in seclusion was normal.
Those people were only in the middle and late stages of the Merging Realm, so Su Que paid them no mind.
When Su Que was cultivating the "Nine Deaths Evil Technique" and reached a breakthrough, even though he deliberately suppressed the breakthrough fluctuation, the aura it released still spread out.
He believed that those cultivators nearby would definitely feel it.
At that time, he had thought it over and didn’t plan to change places.
If it were another mountain peak, there would surely be people there too, and as long as he broke through, he’d still draw attention.
Su Que thought that these people were likely barking up the wrong tree.
He chuckled to himself while picking up and eating the last piece of Spirit Beast meat, drank the remaining Spirit Wine, and then called for a waiter to settle the bill.
After settling the bill, Su Que found an inn.
Once he entered his room, he continued cultivating.
It was already night, and he decided to go to the Celestial Treasure Pavilion in this city the next day to inquire if there were any famous swords for sale.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he first took out Elixirs and Celestial Medicine from his Storage Bag and consumed them.
Then, he activated the "Nine-Turn Celestial Demon Technique."
Over nearly two months, his body had accumulated some Karmic Force.
As the "Nine-Turn Celestial Demon Technique" was activated, strands of purple-black gas appeared around him.
The reversal of side effects brought by Karmic Force made his whole body feel warm.
His flesh, nourished by Karmic Force, became stronger.
With a thought, he checked his Attributes.
Cultivation: Creation Realm·Fifth Layer.
The "Nine Deaths Evil Technique" was mainly a Martial Arts Technique, but it wasn’t a technique for enhancing cultivation.
Therefore, after practicing the "Nine Deaths Evil Technique," his bodily strength and Power surged, but his cultivation did not increase.
So, to enhance his cultivation, he still needed to cultivate the "Nine-Turn Celestial Demon Technique."
With the activation of the "Nine-Turn Celestial Demon Technique," his physical and spiritual strength improved under its influence.
Because the "Nine-Turn Celestial Demon Technique" primarily focused on body cultivation and supplemented Mana.
So, the Mana within him also increased.
...
Unconsciously, the night passed.
The dawn light spread, and on the streets of Lu Xian City, the noise began anew.
Su Que opened the door and walked out to the street.
The street vendors mostly sold cultivation-related items.
Elixirs, Celestial Medicine, Talismans, Weapons...
Having seen much already, Su Que rarely stopped at stalls while walking down the street.
He only paused at the weapon stalls.
Then, he released his Spirit, lightly scanning the weapons laid on the stalls.
To see if any of them contained Evil Qi.
However, he checked three stalls and found no weapons containing Evil Qi.
Moreover, while his Spirit scanned these weapons, he found their quality lacking.
Even the few longswords he discarded after absorbing Evil Qi were of better quality than the ones on these stalls.
Yet, his current Storage Bag contained a large amount of Celestial Gate Gold, so he wasn’t short of money.
He didn’t need to sell those longswords.
After passing through several street stalls, Su Que finally saw the Celestial Treasure Pavilion in Lu Xian City.
The decoration of the Celestial Treasure Pavilion was similar to the one in Xianming City.
And it was also a five-story tall building.
Su Que entered, and a waiter with a similarly respectful smile greeted him.
Su Que then stated his need.
"Do you have any treasure swords here? Bring out the best ones. Price is not an issue."
Su Que didn’t hold back, letting the waiter introduce the treasure swords in their pavilion.
Because only the best might be famous swords.
A famous sword might contain a lot of Evil Qi.
After hearing Su Que’s request, the waiter’s eyes lit up, and like the waiters in the Celestial Treasure Pavilion of Xianming City, he brewed tea for Su Que.
Then, he quickly went up and called down the steward.
This Celestial Treasure Pavilion’s steward was a tall, thin middle-aged man.
He wore a gold-patterned hat and had two whiskers on his upper lip.
Upon seeing Su Que, the steward immediately cupped his fists in salute:
"Hope you’re well, sir. My name is Lou Zifei."
After Lou Zifei sat down in front of Su Que, he said:
"Our Celestial Treasure Pavilion indeed has several Pavilion Guardian Swords, and now, I’ll have our staff bring out the best for you to see!"
Saying this, he gave the waiter a look.
The waiter, reading the situation, immediately went upstairs.
Soon, a rumbling sound came from upstairs.
Su Que looked up and saw that, including the prior waiter, four waiters were carrying an ancient sword box with a bronze color and a ferocious dragon head engraved on it, down the stairs.
Seeing the waiters’ heavy steps and flushed appearances, Su Que knew that the sword box was quite heavy.
The waiters placed the sword box in front of Su Que and Lou Zifei.
Lou Zifei said, "Sir, the sword in this box is the Pavilion Guardian Sword of our Celestial Treasure Pavilion here."
"Inside is a Flying Sword used by the famous Sword Cultivator Wu Mingtian, called ’Cloud-Slaying.’
"It’s said that Wu Mingtian had entered the Demon Realm and killed several factions there."
"The Flying Sword he used was this ’Cloud-Slaying.’"
"Later, because he ventured into the Demon Realm, he got injured, and couldn’t fully recover, leaving an internal injury."
"So, although he was in the first stage of the Creation Realm with a lifespan of a hundred thousand years, he passed away at over eight thousand years old."
"His many treasures circulated within the Unclaimed Land."
"His Flying Sword ended up in our Celestial Treasure Pavilion."
As Lou Zifei spoke, Su Que had already released his Spiritual Power, probing into the sword box.
The sword box was designed to isolate Sword Qi and Spiritual Power.
However, Su Que’s Spiritual Power was extraordinary and still penetrated the sword box, reaching the Flying Sword inside.
