Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land
Chapter 118 - 28: Sword Trial - Small Cloud Trace Steps

Chapter 118: Chapter 28: Sword Trial - Small Cloud Trace Steps

Seeing Yue Jinghua wake up, Qing Pu averted his head like his eyebrows had been singed by fire.

Itching all over her face, Cannibal Little Qingpu clung to Yue Jinghua’s face, its soft and fuzzy leaves caressing her skin, leaving behind a wet patch that was either drool or tears.

Yue Jinghua cracked a smile and scratched the leaves of Cannibal Little Qingpu. "Worried about me? You are such a sweet little thing, unlike some people who only know how to roll their eyes like dead fish."

Whether it was an illusion or not, upon hearing these words, Qing Pu’s figure stiffened slightly, and after a long while, he managed to say gruffly, "Luck, check the muscles and meridians in your body."

This woman, truly unaware of life and death. He had been watching by her side for a whole day and night, only to be greeted with her cold sarcasm upon opening her mouth. Qing Pu’s face turned sour, his mood extremely unpleasant.

As she gathered her Qi, Yue Jinghua was stunned. The Dark Power inside her Dantian, which had already been depleted, had surged to three times its size—she had achieved Small Success in Dark Jade and broken through two stages in succession. She had now reached the Dark Jade Peak, only a step away from Dark Earth.

Advancing two levels in a single night, such a speed was indeed astonishing.

Suppressing her joy, Yue Jinghua clicked her tongue, "Who would’ve thought the Thousand Sword Intent Formation would have such miraculous effects."

"Thousand Sword Intent Formation?" Qing Pu pulled away and tossed aside the Cannibal Qingpu that had wrapped its leafy limbs around Yue Jinghua and refused to let go; the Cannibal Qingpu sprayed its dissatisfaction with sticky fluid beside them.

Yue Jinghua described the Sword Intent Sword Formation she witnessed inside the sword and the crimson lightning dragons in the sky.

"This sword’s origin is not simple. There’s a Soul Array hidden within it. The owner, or the creator of this sword, must certainly be a Body Seizing Realm expert. And as far as I know, on the Canglong Continent, there have been only a handful of people who have cultivated to the Yin Yang Pill Realm in the last few centuries," Qing Pu spoke with profound depth in his eyes.

Although Qing Pu never discussed with Yue Jinghua how he got information from the outside world, it was clear he had his own channels. He didn’t speak of it, and Yue Jinghua didn’t ask. Their relationship at this point was still far from being stable enough to share innermost thoughts with each other.

It was evident that Qing Pu thought the same; he had never mentioned to Yue Jinghua who had framed him, where his Summoning Treasure Book had gone, or how he came across "Yue Jinghua."

"A Body Seizing Realm expert? Could it be one of the Ten Strongest?" The Cloud Gathering Sword was still floating in mid-air, emitting an obscure crimson light.

For a Dark Practitioner cultivating, Dark Human is the foundation, and already being Dark Heavenly would rank one as a notable figure in the Eastern Continent. If in a small country like Shang Kingdom, the treatment of a Dark Heavenly would surpass that of a city lord.

As recorded in the books of the Outer Court, the higher a Dark Practitioner cultivates, the more difficult it becomes.

When a Dark Practitioner cultivates to the Yin Yang Pill Realm, a Liangyi Heavenly Pill will form inside their body. Upon the formation of the Heavenly Pill, heaven and earth would change color, inevitably bringing about celestial phenomena. Events of Heavenly Pill formation causing phenomena have been recorded as recently as ten years ago and as far back as fifty years ago.

Dark Practitioners of the Yin Yang Pill Realm, without exceptional talent and opportunity, might need hundreds of years, or even an eternity, to break through to the Body Seizing Realm.

The most famous ten Dan Realm Experts on the Eastern Continent are the Ten Strongest. The Ten Strongest have been famous for nearly fifty years, yet there has been no news of any among them breaking through to the Body Seizing Realm; one could imagine the difficulties involved.

However, it is not impossible that there are unknown masters hidden in the world. The emergence of the Jade Finger Killing God is one example. The so-called masters are mostly hermits, and should they achieve a breakthrough in some deep mountains or remote seas, the outside world would remain unaware.

After pondering for a moment, Yue Jinghua moved her muscles and bones around, confirming there was no discomfort, and made up her mind: "So what if it is a Body Seizing Realm expert? They also had to grow from Dark Human. If these mysterious and obscure Sword Intents can aid my cultivation, even if thousands of swords pierce my heart, I will grit my teeth and endure," Yue Jinghua’s face glowed with excitement, just like every time before a mission—the more difficult the mission, the more enthusiastic she became.

Easier said than done, Yue Jinghua didn’t say another word and her Divine Sense once again concentrated, entering the Cloud Gathering Sword.

Qing Pu seemed to sigh, mixed with a sense of emotion, this woman, truly loves the Sword Array as if it were her first love, despite it tormenting her time and again.

Speaking of first love, Qing Pu reminisced about the scene when he first met "Yue Jinghua," a faint sense of nostalgia quickly flashing through his eyes.

Yue Jinghua’s endurance and tenacity far exceeded his expectations.

Just now, Yue Jinghua only checked her own muscle and bone meridians, but as an experienced Summoner, Qing Pu noticed something different about her when she was ejected from the Sword Array following her collapse.